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My kid just turned two. His vocabulary learning speed is incredible. Multiple strangers have remarked (examples include a flooring contractor, when my kid butted in to learn all about the tools he was using and insisted on "Measuring samples" with him, and counted the inches on the measuring tape) He said something like, "ok, I'm around a lot of little kids, this kid is insanely smart."

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Look.  I'm the mother of a child that is similar in terms of language. I'm fortunate enough to have an MIL who teaches speech pathology at a major university, and so is totally up on all the literature, etc. - according to her and our pediatrician, my child, at age one, had the verbal ability of a 2 1/2 year old.  I haven't given it a second thought other than we were very lucky that she was able to communicate with us so it made it easier for us to meet her needs (we have a one year old now who doesn't know ANY words, so I am able to see the other side of it, too!).  My older one is a four year old, and still speaks ahead of her age, but emotionally is a four year old.  And that's how we treat her.  Because she's a child, and all she really should be doing is having a good time.  She's in preschool, it's fantastic for her, she learns a ton, remembers everything, and is a happy, fun child.  I really don't care if she's gifted or not, I just want her to be happy.

PLEASE don't make your two year old do anything academic.  If you send him to preschool, make sure it's play based without any academics.  He's TWO, he doesn't need academics, he needs love, he needs someone to read him lots and lots of books, and he needs to play, play, play, because that is how two year olds learn.[/quote]

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