Post by dulcemariamar on Sept 16, 2014 7:07:17 GMT -5
The last week or so I have read a couple of posts about two year olds doing and knowing things that seem really advanced for their age. Do you think your kid is advanced for his/her age? When did you start to think that?
It is okay to brag about your kid here. I think it is pretty cool to read about it.
We were at an apt for my oldest daughter and her pedi heard my youngest 2yo and said she was "shockingly advanced". I asked what that meant and she said she spoke and communicate on the 4yo level. Not sure what to do with this skill other than encourage the same vocal skills.
Post by whitepicketfence on Sept 16, 2014 7:21:11 GMT -5
I do think DD1 is advanced. She's always been very quick to learn new things. She could write her entire name at age 3 and now at 4, she's already able to read and will sound out words she is unfamiliar with despite not being taught to read yet in preschool. She can also do basic addition and subtraction. Verbally, talking to her is like talking to a 6 or 7 year old. She's very mature for her age and has an expansive vocabulary. As for when I started to feel she was advanced, I think it was right around the time she turned 2. I had enrolled her in a toddler gym class and being amazed at how developed her gross motor skills were in comparison to most if the other kids in the group.
While DD2 is very bright, I feel that she's probably on par with other 3 year olds.
Post by undecidedowl on Sept 16, 2014 7:24:37 GMT -5
Overall? No. In a couple specific areas? Yes
I also think some things that make kids look super advanced aren't really that big of a deal. Like, toddler brains are designed to memorize things so while it's cool when a 2 yo can list all the Presidents in order, it's not that amazing.
My kid is pretty average. The one thing I think she does better than most kids her age is verbal reasoning/figuring things out. She picks up on the craziest stuff H and I talk about and then makes logical well thought conclusions about it.
I think that's more a product being around a lot of adults on the regular more than some genius skill she was born with.
Either way, I think it's pretty cool.
Otherwise, totally normal. Talks a lot and has clear speech for her age but it's not super advanced.
In terms of meeting milestones, there is a wide range that is considered "normal" for a reason. Most people are average.
Agree.
I think the number of kids who are truly gifted or advanced is pretty small. I am impressed with @mrswindycity 's son who could count at 20 months. My 18 month old is cracking up at beeping my nose, will sit through 1/3 of a book at best, and knows 0 colors. LOL.
My mom said I could speak in sentences at 18 - 20 months, and I am a pretty average adult.
PSB knew her letters, shapes and numbers at 18 months but so did most of her peers. So compared to her peers, no. But compared to what the professionals say she should be doing, maybe?
Who are all these 18 month olds? I feel like I should get a package of baby flashcards at Target today, LOL.
In some areas. He has an amazing vocabulary and is able to converse at a pretty high level. He also has really good gross motor skills. He is great at math (addition and subtraction, fractions) but shows little interest in reading. He can read the Bob books but just would rather do other things and we haven't pushed him a lot yet.
PSB knew her letters, shapes and numbers at 18 months but so did most of her peers. So compared to her peers, no. But compared to what the professionals say she should be doing, maybe?
She has some very identifiable relative strengths such as drawing and gross motor. Her language and social skills are probably right at average.
How did your LO pick up numbers and shapes at 18 months?
In some areas, yes, and others, no. People (including her doctors and teachers) are always commenting about how "sophisticated" and "complex" her language is for a 3 year old. She also rocks the pre-reading skills like being able to tell you what letter words start with. (And memorizing some basic spelling.)
I do know her personal weakness is that she gets really frustrated when something doesn't come naturally to her. For instance, she struggles with puzzles. She can put shapes in their correct spaces but she can't do a multi-piece floor puzzle. And when we try to work with her on them, she tells us she's not good at them and doesn't want to learn. But then again, I don't know what the puzzle bell curve is and where she falls on it.
PSB knew her letters, shapes and numbers at 18 months but so did most of her peers. So compared to her peers, no. But compared to what the professionals say she should be doing, maybe?
Who are all these 18 month olds? I feel like I should get a package of baby flashcards at Target today, LOL.
Haha My kid sees s flashcard and thinks it it either to eat or rip up.
I thought DS1 might be until he started preschool. There is a three year old boy in his class with better handwriting than most adults. It's almost spooky to see this tiny child write with such precision. It was a good check on me. DS1 can draw a few letters but they aren't readable unless you know what he's writing. Now I think he's average and I'm learning to be okay with that.
DS2 is meeting a few milestones at the end of the average range. That is very stressful for me. I'm trying to reign in my crazy.
No, I think she's bang on for where she should be at this point. I am still in awe of how smart she seems sometimes, but I think that's my FTM showing. lol
My 2 year old? Not in any way. My 3rd grader is exceptional at math per her test scores, but I'm not sure how much weight to give that. She is advanced in reading and most other school things My first grader is on target for his grade. My kids tended to be average or behind on most early milestones.
I don't even know how to judge advanced. She builds pretty elaborate Mega Bloks structures but her verbal skills don't extend very far beyond, "uh oh" and "wow."
I mean she's walking and talking and having a ton of fun opening doors, but she's not advanced IMO. I will say she understands a ton and daycare seems to think her cognitive skills are ahead, but that just makes it easier for me to sit on the couch and tell her to clean up vs having to help/show her.
Post by ilikedonuts on Sept 16, 2014 7:43:27 GMT -5
DD1 is definitely pretty average learning wise, but probably "advanced" physically. She knows all her letters, colors, can count to 20, etc but she will not even attempt to write anything. She can't "read". Physical developmental milestones she's always been more "advanced."
DD2 is 10 months and legit has 4 words already so I guess that's probably advanced for the time being? I'm sure she'll end up being average though.
DD1 is definitely pretty average learning wise, but probably "advanced" physically. She knows all her letters, colors, can count to 20, etc but she will not even attempt to write anything. She can't "read". Physical developmental milestones she's always been more "advanced."
This is my kid too, almost exactly. She's almost 4 and she's a really good swimmer and seems to be taking to soccer also.
Post by water*drop on Sept 16, 2014 7:50:52 GMT -5
DD is advanced as far as gross motor skills go. For everything else, I think she's pretty average. She's a stickler for rules when she's not at home (definitely not at home), so I think that makes her appear to be more advanced than she is. I guess she knew her shapes and colors early, but she only knows her ABCs through G and thinks that counting goes "1, 2, 3, GO!," so I think it all evens out.
DS is very advanced is sleeping skills. He can party all night and function all day better than a college kid.
This post made me laugh. I headed out to ECFE/PREKBEFOREPREK/Glorified Playtime with DD in a bit. There is a mom there convinced her kid is a genius. "Look at how little Evie holds the crayon! Did you see how she scribbled tonally with those 3 shades of purple? She dressed herself this morning in an outfit she hand sewn while visiting her grandmother in the countryside. Do you see how she put that on in a way that expresses her extreme individuality? She has a curious eye for the different!"
Note: the kid loves purple. Her outfit was on backwards. We live in the dead of the Midwest. It's all countryside.
DD is advanced as far as gross motor skills go. For everything else, I think she's pretty average. She's a stickler for rules when she's not at home (definitely not at home), so I think that makes her appear to be more advanced than she is. I guess she knew her shapes and colors early, but she only knows her ABCs through G and thinks that counting goes "1, 2, 3, GO!," so I think it all evens out.
LOL...Rubes can count to 10 if she's in a mood. Otherwise it's 1, 2, 3, A lot!.
Mine is a rule follower too. Like she repeats rules to all the other kids. And tells people the rules at home. I fear she is going to be that kid when she gets to school...ha. Although she's a totally average rule follower at home.
Post by simpsongal on Sept 16, 2014 7:55:02 GMT -5
For gross motor yes, seems on normal track for everything else (of course it's hard to tell anything at 7 months). Honestly, I thought he might be walking by now. He's cruising well, and one handed, so maybe in a few weeks.
Gross Motor: the slightly slower side of average - definitely.
Verbal Skills: probably the slightly higher end of average - at 18mos he's not singing the alphabet, but has maybe 40-50 words, some phrases and can count to 3. He also says "pacifier" - which, you know, Mensa.
Cognitive Skills: I'd like to say advanced, but he's probably in the average range. DC teachers comment to us frequently that he's smart and eager to learn - so I'll take it. I swear the kid understands every single thing we tell him.
Nope. DS is 14 months and seems super average, maybe even falling behind on gross motor since he's not walking yet. He has been cruising since 9 months, but still isn't walking unassisted. He literally runs while holding one of our fingers so it's just a confidence thing at this point, but still annoying as I get a little tired of the not walking comments and questions!
He has a handful of words and his receptive language is great, so I'd say that is average for his age. It's funny as I used to worry about him not talking enough, and then that took off while his gross motor slowed.