To get rage when people use xx months with their child's age

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Slightly lighthearted but it also rages me. Just seen a thread on here stating their '12 month old'. The child is 1! Another I read today '25 month old' so that's a 2 year old then.

Why do parents do it? I literally have to calculate the months as I simply have a 'nearly 2 year old' (birthday in April).

Does it bother anyone else? What simple things do you see that give you slight rage?

It's normal to talk about all children under 36 months in months developmentally the behaviour, language and development of a 24 month old is totally different to that expected of a typically developing 34 month old ....and approximately every 3 months in between.

I'd agree if they said 115 month old or 89 month old but it's pretty obvious why someone says 12mo or 23mo (because there's a huge difference). Imagine if I said "my 0yo DD does X" - you'd think "is that a newborn baby or a baby who can walk and say words?". Usually, the age difference is relevant. The difference between an 8yo and a 9yo is very different than the difference between a 1yo and a 2yo, so questions or posts about them need more specific ages. It's not rocket science.

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24 month rule! If you say you have a 31 month old nobody's going to have a clue

After 24 months is halves

Until I was a parent I thought this too. However now I am one I totally understand it up to 2 and possibly even up to 36 months.

And yet the health visitor will send you standard NHS developmental forms for 27 month or 30 month olds.

This. And it’s also about context - so I’d say “nearly two” or whatever to a stranger or acquaintance, but be specific with a doctor etc

Imo it’s useful up until about two. The other day I seen a post about a 36 month old 😂

But depending on the context it’s usually appropriate to say whether it’s a 12 month old or a 20 month old rather than a 1 year old if you’re looking for parenting advice, eg around eating, sleep etc.

Perfectly acceptable up to the age of 2 for all the reasons described as above

And yet the health visitor will send you standard NHS developmental forms for 27 month or 30 month olds.

Ok fair enough but I'd never do that in day to day life. Developmentally, yeah.

Exactly this 😆.
It's because of how quickly babies develop and change. As previous posters have pointed out, a 12 month old is completely different to a 19 month old, but they are both 'one'.

Up to 2 is fine.
After that, halves is fine, eg "3", "3 and a half" is sufficient unless it's a medal setting!

Ahahah I think it's fine if they're under 2 (as PPs have said, huge difference between 13 month old and 21 month old!) but it really made me laugh when there was a thread on here a few weeks ago talking about her "38 month old baby" 😂😂😂

I think it's fine till age 2

Above 2 then please just say their age in years (or half years)

i’m 516 months old and not sure if I’m hitting all my milestones

I agree - once you get to 1 yrs old its makes no sense. There is always just 2 yrs, 2.5 yrs and nearly 3.

Recently saw an ad seeking a nanny for their 33 month old baby 🙃

I agree. Its months until you get to 1. I don't need to know if they're 13 months or 21 months. They're still 1.

Because parents are often asking to compare to their own children. So they actually want to know if a child is 19 months or 23 months. They like the specificity.

Because if a 19 month old has significantly more words than someone's 23 month old, for example, it might be something to keep an eye on.

“How old is she?”
“1”
sounds weird and deliberately unspecific

Slightly lighthearted but it also rages me. Just seen a thread on here stating their '12 month old'. The child is 1! Another I read today '25 month old' so that's a 2 year old then.

Why do parents do it?

Because the can! Because they are numerate enough to add numbers up to 11 to multiples of 12.

But mainly because it elaborates things during a period of rapid development for a child. Eg, if you say a one year old is talking in sentences it shows whether they are some sort of prodigy or just a little ahead of the curve. Conversely, if you say a one year old is not walking yet, it’s either totally normal or cause for concern. Months can help you decide. The same between 2 and 3. After that not so much.

24 month rule! If you say you have a 31 month old nobody's going to have a clue

Nobody? Nobody can work out that it’s 7 months past 2and 5 months before 3?

What bugs me is people thinking that 4 weeks = one month.

You mean 'get angry'?

Agree, fine with it under the age of 2 but after that I would say: just gone 2, 2 & a half or almost 3.

I saw on here last week my own eyes a poster declare their DC was 36 months.... why would you not say 3? Gave me the absolute rage