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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am only the nanny.

My seventeen-month-old charge truly amazes me.  She is speaking in fairly full sentences ("Hold both hands, please"; "Eat out lunch" when she wants to go out to lunch).  She knows two is more than one and negotiates with me for more than one.  She knows the alphabet song and can count to twenty (except she forgets 13).  Also her language correlations are interesting - she knows stands on "tip" toes, for example, and then will ask for something on the "tip fridge".  Strangers have commented on her communication.  She loves books and knows which book is which by the covers (she has over sixty books).  She also likes more complex books like "Corduroy" and "Green Eggs and Ham" and will sit for the entire reading.

I was a daycare teacher prior to becoming a nanny and, although I have a BA, never took any classes on gifted children.

Were all my previous charges slow or is this child exceptionally bright?  If she is bright, is there anything I should be doing beyond reading a lot and speaking to her normally?

TIA

PS I swear I am not her parent!  [/quote]

I was reading at 18 months, so I'm not following your logic here.[/quote]

OP is asking if the little girl she cares for is bright or a genius.  How could you possibly not follow that?  [/quote]

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