My 23 month old and my 37 month old

[BaylisAndHardon]

Ahh so your children are nearly 2 and 3. Anybody else find it really bizarre to refer to older children in months (or AIBU?!)

I think up to aged 2 it’s fine to describe months. There is a whole world of developmental difference from say, 13 months to 23 months. I think after aged 2 it’s fine to say “my just turned 2 year old” or “my almost 4 year old” ect.

Let me add this to the list of things I cba to get worked up about

I am very impressed by the parents who can keep count of the months. I sometimes find myself forgetting the age in years let alone months!

My two were months until 1year, “just over a year”, “nearly 18 months”, “nearly two” then it was years and sometimes half years. I also avoided using school years to identify their ages (unless an education type question) because DD was almost a year younger than her best friend in the same school year...

Now I pretend the eldest is NOT actually a 23 year old adult because that isn’t possible.... what with me being far too young to have a “child” that ancient......

KarlKennedysDurianFruit How is it “easier”? If someone asks your age, do you say 34 when you are 33 (for example)

My DDs (112 months and 92 months) are little more than babies really..they are just little

(In reality, my 9yo refused to speak to her father for an hour as he called her little. She 1.5m tall...)

Maybe we could use the horsey term? Rising one covers everything from about 9 months, then rising two etc. 🐴😂

I think using months until around 18 months is ok, then just switch to 'a year and a half' then 'almost 2' etc :)

It is annoying. Nearly two or just gone 3.
I have to use mental mathematics when anyone uses months.

Yanbu OP but you also forgot to add the 'my child is 40 weeks old' brigade! They are 9 months! Argh!!!

Until they are 2, I’d go in months and then years from then. I work in childcare and we do everything in months in regards to their development so that’s probably why

My little darling is 23 months..
Nearly 2 you mean? and repeat

our school use tapestry in early years and it says she's 54 months old. Think I'll go about using that.

No problem at all with using months up to 2 years. In fact it makes sense if you’re asking a question about the specific developmental stage.

If people want to do it after that, entirely up to them. Don’t understand why people get their knickers in such a twist over this.

Isn't that to do with child development stages? I remember the book I got from HV talked about children's age in months, so some people re just using it.
I don't find it bizarre, no one keeps using it when children are school age.

I was thinking that at your title 😂 you’re not wrong OP!

Don’t understand why people get their knickers in such a twist over this.

It's just annoying when you are surrounded by people like that because of your own kids' age, and it comes up far too often. No one cares if the little darling is 17 months, 73 weeks old...

It does get better when they are in Secondary
No one goes on about the age they were when they stopped shitting their pants or starting eating a banana either. Bliss.

I’ve always used weeks up until 6 months and months up until 21 months then I say nearly 2, just turned 2, 2 and a half etc. Once they get to about 4 I drop the the half and they are just 4 or 5 for example. Don’t know where I came up with this rule

Yes.
In a medical setting, it's fine. There is a big difference, developmentally, between a 13 month old and a 23 month old, even if both are 2, so use months.
Otherwise, use years (or add the and-a-half, if you must be a little more specific)

Just turned 2
Almost 2
2 and a half - are all sufficient and are distinct. Makes me cringe when people use it beyond say 18 moths at the most. It’s as if the parent is still trying to babyfie them (I know that’s not a word 🤣)

I'd think in that case, there trying to highlight the small age gap to get get some credit for surviving it

I used to always say my little boy and little girl until I realised my little boy was actually quite big!

I'm stuck on what to get my 480 month husband for his Christmas lol..

People lose me after 20 months. It just becomes a silly blur after 18 months to be honest. By the time you’re telling me about your 37 month old, I may as well just start talking about my 223 month old.

Up to 23 months it’s completely acceptable to say in months. Once they’re two they’re two then three etc.