Gifted? How do I develop my baby further?

[Upseydaisey]

Hello everyone,

My baby was always a very alert baby, and by 3 weeks she'd cry for her milk and if my husband or mom start climbing the stairs with her she'll stop crying and be very alert knowing she is going up to have milk.( I always fed her upstais in the bed room)
She started walking at 11 months and recognised people like neighbours and carers at around 7 months.

she was very inquisitive always as a baby and the only TV programme she wathched was Count down! (she watches all the kids programmes now at 22 months :D)

She was able to say the full alphabet and count up to about 20 and recognise letters and numbers from around 20 months, She loves reading and makes us read to her all the time and remembers everything that is in the books. She speaks well and says 3 word sentances at the moment.

She knows how to work the iphone, htc and the digital cameras we have at home. For example she'll go the skype app on iphone and say she wants to talk to her grand ma, or she'll put youtube on and go to favourites and play songs!

Everywhere I go I get other moms say to me she is very advanced but I dont know if this is common for her age or if she is advanced, mainly what I want to know is how to help her further and make sure she doesnt get bored at somepoit and not push her to the edge by doing it! Thank you :)

[HeartShapedValiumSandwich]

Just let her be a baby??

seriously. don't hothouse her.

[gavel]

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rofl

[HeartShapedValiumSandwich]

ooooooooops, there is a board for gifted and talented babies?

Well excuse me. I'll fuck off back to my critters and let you all swap tips! I never realised there was a board for this kind of bragadismo.

[Lougle]

Oh my...

[Panzee]

You should send her to school now. Don't waste it.

[ForbiddenWritingImplements]

You baby is I'm sure lovely and bright and gorgeous.

But not necessarily gifted. She may have hit milestones early but that doesn't mean she'll have a sky high IQ.

Just enjoy her.


NB: G&T refers to the system in schools, whereby the top 10% are labelled as such.

[FreudianSlippery]

Relax and enjoy her :)

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I think the OP is pure genius

my favourite is the 3 week old stopping crying when being picked up and walked to get her milk upstairs

you're a genius - do more, do more

[spidookly]

I'm not sure if this is a joke or not.

But if you are really wondering - it sounds like your child is pretty normal.

Enjoy her - toddlers are so bright and inquisitive, it's a delight to be a part of their development. You don't have to do anything except be there, talk to them and leave them alone some of the time to figure stuff out for themselves.

[queenofboak]

[spidookly]

"my favourite is the 3 week old stopping crying when being picked up and walked to get her milk upstairs"

I know - wow, baby stops crying when picked up!

My favourite was the baby loving Countdown. If only there was a way she could indicate if she got the conundrum!

:o :o

Sorry OP if you are not joking, but your post is pretty funny.

[MarioandLuigi]

This is a joke right

[Sillyoldme]

I think you are giving the OP a bit of a hard time. This is the gnt board after all. Be nice!

[spiderbabymum]

are you for real ????

[ChickensHaveNoEyebrows]

Lots of babies do these things. Be proud of your child, but don't go around proclaiming the next Einstein. People will laugh.

[PrettyCandles]

Whatever you're doing seems to be working well for you both, so just continue as you were, and enjoy her.

It really is quite a funny OP. So naive.

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people have laughed

and people would like to thank OP for the laugh

[Northernlurker]

Your little girl sounds lovely. Just focus on that. She doesn't need 'help'

[Subway]

Walking at 11 months and talking by 20 months. Not exactly Mozart, is she? I don't think Mensa would have her.

[purepurple]

I think you should skip school and send her straight to uni now. The fees are going up soon , you will save a fortune now. You might even be able to get a scholarship if she is that talented. It's always worth finding out.

[MrsAlanKey]

My baby is the same age and has Global Development Delay but he can use an iphone and a digital camera. Its because he lives in a house where we don't put things away properly.

[jollyma]

Dont be fooled by toddler ability on technology, they have no fear and pick it up very quickly. My ds is the same age and is very competent on the ipad, he is pretty average. A lot of kids at this age could pick up some letters or numbers if drilled heavily enough. How has she learnt this information and have you spent a lot of time working on it? Please try to enjoy her and have fun. You will have the rest of her life for academic studies. If she's bright she'll pick it up really quickly in a couple of years time.

[ongakgak]

my baby too, he does all this- and more-, tis normal no?

get yourself a toddler developement book, honestly, your baby sounds about just right/slightly advanced in some areas.

just be a relaxed mummy and let them be babies.

[HeartShapedValiumSandwich]

lol at mrsalankey. Three years ago my toddler was dxd with gdds across the board. His recent assessment showed he has now totally caught up. He was the hare. He didn't exhaust himself rushing to compete with rachel from countdown.

[magicmummy1]

3-word sentences at 20 months? Must be a genius!

Why would anyone in their right mind let a baby near an iPhone?