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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]WIth all this talk about incredibly bright toddlers reading at 2, etc, makes me wonder whether my kid is normal or 'slow.

DS always seems bright in conversation--he's creative and very verbal. But he's almost 3.5 and does not know all his letters (confuses B and D, for example) or numbers (if asked to count, he start yelling the numbers, in order, but notmatching them with the actual number of items on the page, etc, though I'm pretty sure he understands the concept of counting), and seems to have little interest in learning this stuff. He has little interest in learning most things the traditional way, in fact, though he has become fascinated with our globe (mostly because it spins fast). He resists being 'schooled' in counting, etc. Hates sitting and drawing, hates me "teaching" him, although loves books and stories.

He is home with a lovely nanny and his baby sister, so most of his day is spent in imaginative play, at the park, but she reads a lot to him (as do we) and he goes to the library twice a week for story time. He also exhibits many, many signs of ADHD (which I'm sensitive to b/c we have a strong family tendency) but he is too young to diagnose.

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Please, relax about the schooling stuff.  Most 3 year olds cannot count using 1 to 1 correspondence since they say numbers as they touch the objects,  but usually skip a few, touch some twice,  etc. So they will count 8 when there are only 5, or 8 when there are actually 10.
 The point is,  he is starting to count, even if not perfectly.  They can't conserve numbers yet, either.  And he is learning letters as they are important,  like those in his name,  sisters name,  Mom, Dad and nanny's name.  That's great,  and all he needs.  Remember how excited you were when he said Mamamama for Mama or Mommy? Or baba for bottle? He wasn't perfect then,  either,  but he was talking. So, to, is he learning now,  through play and experiences, which is the best way to learn.  Academics should come later,  just as you didn't correct him as a 15 month old saying words incorrectly,  you don't correct or worry now. 
Just enjoy him.  I can't speak to the ADHD, but for the rest? He'll get there don't worry at this point! Please.[/quote]

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