Is that child advanced or is my child slow?

[Anonymous]

Kids that age will learn what you teach them. They have probably spent time on colors. If you do the same. Your son will figure it out too if he isn't colorblind.

[Anonymous]

She might be a bit ahead but that doesn't mean you can't try teaching colors to your child. Interacting with other kids helps think more creatively and find new ways to to challenge and engage with our kids. You learned something from the nanny.

[Anonymous]

Shes ahead. However, that being said, many children know the difference between colors (or some colors) but don't necessarily know the "names" of the colors. I had a baby in our childcare center who knew "yellow" and "not yellow" by 9 months of age. How did we know? Because he gathered all.the yellow materials and put them together, in a bag, purse, in a box... So we'd turn around and find a box filled with the yellow rings, yellow balls and yellow fabric pieces! So funny. Yellow ended up being his favorite color.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you attending a sensory class? Does you kid have sensory issues? If not, it is like looking for something to be wrong at such a young age. Your child is fine, let your child run around and play, it will be more beneficial than sitting around and learning colors. We lived in Africa when my kids were young, DS was super active and I was super proud, he could out jump and outrun other kids. And he could catch a fly from behind with his forefinger and a thumb! No joke. Couldn't read until, ehh. who cares, he can read now. Think how lucky your DS is that his mom is with him and not his nanny.

OP here. No, DS doesn't have any sensory issues. It is a great and very fun class. And this nanny was better and more devoted to the child than half of the mothers in the class.

So sorry to hear that your son was slow. That must have been hard for him.

WTF, OP?! Did you even read the PP?

Her son was not slow, and your son likely isn't either. Kids don't develop at the same pace.

I think you're actually the nanny trolling and wanting a pat on your back.

NO here and the first PP, the one who lived in Africa, is insufferable. I am glad the OP took her down.

[Anonymous]

I don't know if it's typical, but I'm pretty sure my son didn't know his colors until after he turned 2. We were not concerned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids that age will learn what you teach them. They have probably spent time on colors. If you do the same. Your son will figure it out too if he isn't colorblind.

+1. My 16 month old doesn't know colors (I don't think, maybe daycare has taught them?), but learned all of her body parts in English and Spanish in the past week. Because that was what daycare focused on last week, so she picked them up. Yes, your kids should be learning these things, but I would not focus like a drill sergeant to the detriment of him exploring, playing, and having fun.

[Anonymous]

Really OP, you are effing nuts. You called my kid slow, after I took the time to answer your question, but you are too think skinned to be called crazy and a bit** and deleted that post?

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Anonymous wrote:Really OP, you are effing nuts. You called my kid slow, after I took the time to answer your question, but you are too think skinned to be called crazy and a bit** and deleted that post?

^^thin skinned

[Anonymous]

My just-turned 2 year old DD is very advanced in some areas (for example she can recognize and write some letters) and knows all the color words, but she absolutely cannot name the correct colors. If I say, what color is this crayon, she will confidently say any color but it's almost always wrong. Colors are tricky for some kids, I guess!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you attending a sensory class? Does you kid have sensory issues? If not, it is like looking for something to be wrong at such a young age. Your child is fine, let your child run around and play, it will be more beneficial than sitting around and learning colors. We lived in Africa when my kids were young, DS was super active and I was super proud, he could out jump and outrun other kids. And he could catch a fly from behind with his forefinger and a thumb! No joke. Couldn't read until, ehh. who cares, he can read now. Think how lucky your DS is that his mom is with him and not his nanny.

OP here. No, DS doesn't have any sensory issues. It is a great and very fun class. And this nanny was better and more devoted to the child than half of the mothers in the class.

So sorry to hear that your son was slow. That must have been hard for him.

WTF, OP?! Did you even read the PP?

Her son was not slow, and your son likely isn't either. Kids don't develop at the same pace.

I think you're actually the nanny trolling and wanting a pat on your back.

NO here and the first PP, the one who lived in Africa, is insufferable. I am glad the OP took her down.

Really, what is insufferable? I was trying to tell her that it doesn't matter who knows colors at that age. I am truly stunned at the level of insanity of people who wonder if their child is delayed if they don't know colors after a year old. That she is spending time with her kid, and that is what matters. You and OP are insufferable ones, and she called my child slow! And you don't find that insufferable? I might have called her a bit**, but never would a stoop so slow as to call somebody's child slow even on an anonymous forum. And I am insufferable???

[Anonymous]

My son knew all his colors, could count to 20, and had hundreds of words at 17 months. He couldn't ride a scooter at all until almost 5. Kids progress in very different patterns.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you attending a sensory class? Does you kid have sensory issues? If not, it is like looking for something to be wrong at such a young age. Your child is fine, let your child run around and play, it will be more beneficial than sitting around and learning colors. We lived in Africa when my kids were young, DS was super active and I was super proud, he could out jump and outrun other kids. And he could catch a fly from behind with his forefinger and a thumb! No joke. Couldn't read until, ehh. who cares, he can read now. Think how lucky your DS is that his mom is with him and not his nanny.

OP here. No, DS doesn't have any sensory issues. It is a great and very fun class. And this nanny was better and more devoted to the child than half of the mothers in the class.

So sorry to hear that your son was slow. That must have been hard for him.

WTF, OP?! Did you even read the PP?

Her son was not slow, and your son likely isn't either. Kids don't develop at the same pace.

I think you're actually the nanny trolling and wanting a pat on your back.

NO here and the first PP, the one who lived in Africa, is insufferable. I am glad the OP took her down.

Really, what is insufferable? I was trying to tell her that it doesn't matter who knows colors at that age. I am truly stunned at the level of insanity of people who wonder if their child is delayed if they don't know colors after a year old. That she is spending time with her kid, and that is what matters. You and OP are insufferable ones, and she called my child slow! And you don't find that insufferable? I might have called her a bit**, but never would a stoop so slow as to call somebody's child slow even on an anonymous forum. And I am insufferable???

NP.

Relax PP. This is DCUM, not real-life. Go get a latte.

[Anonymous]

My son knew his colors and some letters by that age but it was because our nanny was diligent about teaching him. I doubt I would have been so focused if I stayed home with him!

[Anonymous]

You cannot compare girls to boys at this age. The girls will look like geniuses and the boys will look like cavemen. Girls develop verbal and fine motor skills far ahead of boys. Boys tend to be ahead in gross motor skills. And, of course, all kids develop at different speeds regardless of gender. My boys probably didn't learn colors until they were two and a half when they were finally talking in phrases.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you attending a sensory class? Does you kid have sensory issues? If not, it is like looking for something to be wrong at such a young age. Your child is fine, let your child run around and play, it will be more beneficial than sitting around and learning colors. We lived in Africa when my kids were young, DS was super active and I was super proud, he could out jump and outrun other kids. And he could catch a fly from behind with his forefinger and a thumb! No joke. Couldn't read until, ehh. who cares, he can read now. Think how lucky your DS is that his mom is with him and not his nanny.

OP here. No, DS doesn't have any sensory issues. It is a great and very fun class. And this nanny was better and more devoted to the child than half of the mothers in the class.

So sorry to hear that your son was slow. That must have been hard for him.

WTF, OP?! Did you even read the PP?

Her son was not slow, and your son likely isn't either. Kids don't develop at the same pace.

I think you're actually the nanny trolling and wanting a pat on your back.

NO here and the first PP, the one who lived in Africa, is insufferable. I am glad the OP took her down.

Really, what is insufferable? I was trying to tell her that it doesn't matter who knows colors at that age. I am truly stunned at the level of insanity of people who wonder if their child is delayed if they don't know colors after a year old. That she is spending time with her kid, and that is what matters. You and OP are insufferable ones, and she called my child slow! And you don't find that insufferable? I might have called her a bit**, but never would a stoop so slow as to call somebody's child slow even on an anonymous forum. And I am insufferable???

Your position that being at home with your child is more valuable than a nanny or other childcare giver. Especially since you were home and your son was a late reader! You, yourself, stated that your son was a slow to learn to read.