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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]40-50 words for a 21 month old is fine and definitely "on track." [/quote]

Pediatrician told us 50 words is low end for 24 months and he wants to see some word combinations. Seeing how DS speaks now, I just don't see that happening in the next two months. [/quote]

Speech development happens in leaps and bursts at this age.  A milestone will seem far away, and then suddenly they have it.  I wouldn't borrow trouble from the future.

Having said that, as a teacher who has worked with many multi lingual kids, I will say that my experience is that 4 languages is often too much.  I've never known a kid, including kids with significant disabilities, who couldn't manage 2 languages easily.  I've also known many kids who have done very well with 3 languages, but 4 seems to be a tipping point for many, although certainly not all, kids.  I think if I had a kid in a multilingual household, I'd try and hold it at 3 (Mom's language, Dad's language, language of the area you're living in, or something like that), and then know that the 4th will probably come easily in middle school after they're reading solidly in the first 3 languages.

Also 3 half days a week isn't enough to gain fluency in one language.  I'm really unclear why one would try and introduce two new languages in such a short period of time, unless you live in an area where one of the two languages is the local language.

I'll also say that 1 year olds and young 2 years old don't need preschool at all, so if you're happy with the nanny, stay and reapply for next year.[/quote]

Thanks, I think that's what we will do. I might look for a Mother's Day out program for a few hours a week so he can be social and have fun without it being a big commitment. [/quote]

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