Not trying to brag...but toddler is advanced?

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Anonymous wrote:My youngest of four is like this...two years old, small for his age, and speaking clearly in complete sentences. My mom says we should try to get him in the movies . Maybe we will see you in LA, OP

I would not want that life for DD although I got a ton of those types of comments about DS when he was younger - you should model him, he is so beautiful!

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Anonymous wrote:My 3 year is trilingual and says these things in 3 languages. IS HE A GENIUS?????

Stop. No need for the snark. It is not at all crazy to wonder what OP is wondering.

This is OP - thanks for that. I mean why would I be bragging if I don't know any of you people - what good would that do. I was just curious where this falls in the realm of normal - the only other 2 year olds I can compare to are the ones in her daycare class, which are the ones her teachers are comparing her too. I certainly don't think she is a genius or a prodigy but I suspect she is quite bright.

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My oldest was like this. Words at 9 months and full-stories at 18 months. I may have called early intervention when my 3rd wasn't talking in sentences at 15 months.... anyways, I think people love talking to little kids, especially verbal toddlers who are easy to understand. My verbal kid is now a 1st grader and school is easy for him but he's not discovering how to do things on his own--like I imagine really advanced/genius kids to do.

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Sounds like my 2 yr DD

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My DD1 was like this. Full conversations well before age 2. All kids have their strengths and weaknesses. I felt very uncomfortable when people told me that she was a genius because it seems like pure verbal ability to me. Now I have a 1.5 yo who has low average verbal abilities. She is cute, but I understand why people complain that this is a frustrating age. She thinks she is using words with us, but we can't understand her! DD2 is much stronger and well coordinated. Every kid is different. Try to keep strengths and weaknesses in perspective. Your kid is very young and you have a long way to go.

One more thing-- don't treat her as older than she is. There is a tendency to treat highly verbal kids like they can handle more-- emotionally or psychologically. It's not fair to the kid.

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Definitely advanced IMO (though I only have boys). That said I don't think it means anything about intellectual development overall - I knew two kids like this, one of whom was literally singing "happy birthday" clearly when my kid had about two words (like "da" and "ba.) They're now in K and he is well ahead of her in reading etc - none of it is predictable! Sounds cute though

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I think every kid has their strengths and weaknesses and it's too early to read much into it. I've heard that kids choose different things to focus on. My son was very verbal at 2 and not very physical. I have friends with kids that don't say much, but climb everything and run laps around my kid.

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It all evens out OP. Kids ebb and flow all the time as they develop physically and emotionally.

Also, some kids develop faster physically and vice versa. My #3 DD was taking her first steps at 9 mo and was full on walking without assistance a month later. She's has tremendous balance walking down the stairs too.
Her speech, OTOH, is minimal. So there you have it.

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At her 15 month appt DD had over 100 words (only know that because I could categorize and count - body parts, food, etc. and the pediatrician asked). Sentences were happening by 18 months.

With all this said, my DD is now 6. She's smart but not "gifted" in what I view that word to mean.

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Anonymous wrote:My 3 year is trilingual and says these things in 3 languages. IS HE A GENIUS?????

Mine too and knows his ABCs in all 3 languages. one of them is harder than Mandarin. mine is not a genius, but sharp little fellow.

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Op this is normally bright. My second one is like this. Is cute and a good sign she's developing well. It doesn't have any bearing on giftedness or anything else.

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Another Mozart!

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Like other PP's, I had two's that were remarkably verbal. As older students (middle school through hs), they were advanced verbally, socially mature, but
struggled with math. My advice: focus on social skills. Stress empathy and kindness and hard work.

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sounds just like my early two year old. totally normal.

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Normal. The night before DD's 2 year old well visit I remember asking my husband how many words she had (because I knew ped would ask). We both agreed on about 1,000. Full sentences too. Kids develop at different rates but I think things tend to even out later. I would say it probably means you spend a lot of time talking and reading to her but not much more. My DD is also petite and we got similar reactions for that reason.