to find it odd when people refer to their childs age in months? (after 18 months)

[HarlowEver]

I had someone tell me today that their child was 24 months.

So 2 then yeah?

Aibu?

No you are definitely not BU!

I bloody hate it, I heard someone the other day refer to their 38 month old! WTF? Your kid is 3, just say they're 3!

Grrrr.

Why is an 18 month old not 1 and a half? Huh? Huh?

After 1 it seems unnecessary to me, but clothes seem to be sized in months up to 18-24 so perhaps that's why people persist for a little longer.

After 11 months I started referring in years, I can't count the amount of months and translate them into years after that

Up til 2 I would use months. After 2 not sure I remember the months!

I have a 50 month old.

I totally agree - although must admit to saying the dd is 23 mths when paying to get into somewhere which doubles the price once they reach 2!

I think using months is OK up until 2 years. I usually just say one, one and a half etc. but sometimes it's good to be a bit more specific.

I reckon it's fine up to 24 months.

Ah, its just what people do with their pfbs, leave them alone

Also, there is a big difference between 26 months and 34 months, but they are both 2, aren't they? Lots of HCPs and Health info is done in months too, up to age 3.

you are being unreasonable i have a 72 month old

Next week is my son's birthday.

He'll be 252 months.

Sorry

YANBU, OP.

I can see when it makes sense tbh. A child who can't talk still at 2 years people might query as no idea whether just 2 or almost 3.

It's like saying ' baby is only 1 so still needs spoon feeding. Fair enough if 13 months, tad lazy if 23 months

YANBU though sometimes saying "he's 18, 19, 20 months" etc rolls off the tongue slightly better than "he's one and a half, he's one and three quarters" I think I will stop after 20 months & just start saying "nearly 2".

Eek, I'm 606 months old.

Can see why people do, for the same reason artandco said. A child that has just turned 1 is going to be at a totally different place developmental wise than a child that is almost 2.
It's the weeks thing that gets me. I asked someone how old their DS was the other day, reply was 47 weeks... I stopped counting weeks months ago, DD is 10 months and was made to feel rather stupid when I didn't know her age in weeks! :-/

Maybe it's something to do with the EYFS ? Children are assessed in months until after 5th birthday.

ZuluBob we're practically the same age - I'm 605 months old

I think it's acceptable up to the age of 2 and just plain weird afterwards.

Agree it's a bit daft.

I used months up to 18/12 then it was more One and a Half, Nearly Two, Two & a Bit etc.

I can't see it matters

I thought there was a rule of twos:
You count in days until they are two weeks old, weeks until they are two months old, months until they are two years old and after that you just shrug and say 'Huh? Oh, I dunno - some?'.

I use months until they are two as the milestones vary so much until they get to 2.

I've just worked out my youngest is 59 months.

Lots of HCPs and Health info is done in months too, up to age 3.

I'm referring to random people that are asking your childs out of interest or being polite.

I'm not talking about health care.

Up to 2 I use months, after that years.