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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS could say the alphabet and count to 20 around 19 months.  At almost 2.5 he can recognize some numbers and letters individually, but cannot count objects.

Shrug.  [b]It's something cute to write in their baby book, no one here is claiming our early counters are child geniuses.  Calm down pps. [/b] [/quote]

THIS!  I haven't seen anyone here claim their child is ready for Mensa.  I think most of us realize counting and ABCs as a young toddler is simply a matter of memorizing not comprehension.  How did we go from answering a simple question to debating how poor education is in the U.S. compared to Europe?

There's a lot of projecting going on this thread....  [/quote]

But if it's just something cute to write in their baby book, why do MANY people immediately post online exactly what age their child was? Just to answer a question? Or because, as I suspect, we are a really, really competitive parenting culture that focuses on this and other milestones as signs that we are successful parents and that we will have successful children?

There is no simple question.  :) The questions we ask remind us who we are, as well as our eagerness to answer.[/quote]

Lol, Baby book poster here.  The reason I know DCs age when he could count is because I wrote it in his baby book (and yes, there is a space for this "milestone").  Just like I know exactly how old he was when he took his first steps.  If the OP had asked that question instead, would you all accuse me of implying my child will be the next Olympic track star because he could walk before his first birthday?  If that's the case, my DS could also sing "twinkle twinkle little star" before he was 2, NASA here we come  :lol:

Sorry if I seem overly sarcastic, I just don't understand why this question has hit a nerve for so many people.  [/quote]

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