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Two year check

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JonesTheSteam · 09/09/2005 17:30

My son has his two year check in a fortnight's time - I can't for the life of me remember what they look for at this stage (even though I have a 4.6 yr old dd ) - can anyone help me please!!!!

TIA!

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beckybrastraps · 09/09/2005 17:37

If I remember correctly.....
50+ words
circular scribble
building a tower of 4 blocks
threading string through beads
those "jigsaws" where you put a shape into a hole
some kind of imaginary play - our HV used a tea set and asked what ds was eating

Sure there must have been other things, but it was 2 years ago!

Nemo1977 · 09/09/2005 17:39

hi
my son had this last week at 22mths. He was asked to point out body parts. Point to his shoes etc. Build a tower with blocks. PLay with a bead coaster thing. Given a pencil to draw then hv drew a line, asked him to do one and same for a circle. she weighed and measured him.Asked about talking, eating sleeping and think that was it.

Nemo1977 · 09/09/2005 17:40

from what i can gather different hv do different things.

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JonesTheSteam · 09/09/2005 17:41

God - could your chidlren do all these things - don't think DS would know many of his body parts and not sure about the 50 words - DD has always talked too much on his behalf (although he has improved recently!!!)

Help - worried now!!!!!!!!

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beckybrastraps · 09/09/2005 18:29

Sorry - don't get stressed! I should have added that ds did not thread the beads nor do the circular scribble, and it was still fine. He was a right chatterbox, but I have seen HV recently with dd who is slow starting to talk (same reason as yours I suspect) and she said that many of the children she sees at the two year check only have a handful of words and are fine. They have a checklist of stuff, but look at overall development really.

Nemo1977 · 09/09/2005 18:37

aww dont stress...ds baltantly refused to talk to the hv until we left. Really dont worry

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JonesTheSteam · 09/09/2005 19:35

Thank you both for setting my mind at rest - though I'll probably still worry until the HV has been (suspect I was the same for my DD's 2 and 3 year check!!!!! - a worrier by nature me!!!!)

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beckybrastraps · 09/09/2005 19:39

Of course! Despite everything, I still see it as a sort of test. Probably reinforced by friend's experience with GP who said "well, I just can't pass her on that" at her dd's 8 month check - as though it was a driving test or something. Good luck (there I go with the test thing again...)

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