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[quote=Anonymous]Just to chime in, OP.  My kids are complete opposites. Older DD1was reading Bob books at 3.75. She was easily doing Melissa and Doug 24 piece puzzles before 2, and 48 pieces at 2.25. She was a late talker (qualified for EI therapy), and she was doing puzzles when she was still non-verbal and was really small for her age. She could take one look at a puzzle piece and figure out what direction it should go and slot it in.  We had to test her for private school admissions and her visual-spacial abilities were extremely high. She's less obviously advanced now, but when she was a toddler there was a certain amount of "OMG, our kid is so smart" talk between my DH and I.

Fast forward to DD2. She is 3.75. Just learned 75% of the alphabet in the last few weeks, but still doesn't know all the letters or what they sound like. She just wrote her name for the first time, and every single letter is out of order. She can count to 10, but not 20. Just started trying to do 24 piece puzzles and needs a LOT of help - she can't visualize what a piece will look like if it is rotated. Or, if I'm being honest, even if I hand it to her in the correct orientation.  BUT...she has a lot of skills and gifts that older DD lacked. DD2 is imaginative and creative. She has been having full conversations between her dolls or animals since 2, even when she wasn't using full sentences but just babbling. She talks about dreams and pretend play. She has also developed motor skills more quickly and is more confident in herself and her abilities.

Yes, DD1 was "smarter" by early milestones, but they both have obvious talents and skills.  And I suspect they're going to largely even out within a couple of years, though they'll have different interests and abilities.  Development isn't linear, and kids develop certain skill sets earlier than others, depending on preference and personality.  Let your kids develop on their own schedule and see what happens.  [/quote]

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