2 year old advanced?

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Hi

My 2 year old is 2.5 in May I don’t know if she’s advanced or has a great memory. I’m not here to boast I just want to see what other female 2.5 year olds are like

When we went for her two year check I told the Hv she knows all colours, shes now able to identify grey, gold, black and brown. Now she can tell me dark blues, light blue, turquoise. The hv said that’s normal

I told the hv she knows thingslike this-
If I ask my 2 year old what does wood make, my 2 year old says fire, when I ask her where does wood come from she says trees, when I ask my 2 year old where does a tree come from she says a seed. The hv didn’t say anything.

My 2.5 year old has recently started hugging trees, as of 2 days ago, we went for a walk, she ran upto the tree and said hug hug hug and began hugging the tree.

She knows about bones, we read a Paddington book together where he has to goto hospital and have an x Ray. So now my tw year old, recognises that if she hurt she her self she says she needs a plaster, x ray and see a doctor lol!

With letters she identifies most letters
And she can count to 20 but misses 16 or 18 here or there. She can sing the abc and plenty of nusery rhymes all day

I really wanted to know what other 2.5 year olds know can do please as my hv dismissed most of the things I said with silence.

From a professional point of view (level 3 and a degree) I’d say it’s about normal, they all develop at their own pace. Children are like sponges and absorb everything they are taught. I wouldn’t say she’s advanced because she’s just absorbing what you’ve taught her and remembering what interests her.

Where a child may be more advanced in one area they may be behind in other areas. By the time they start school these little things work out. Some do lots of things quicker than others, some don’t.

My nearly 2 year old knows all of his colours and shapes. Because he is interested he can tell you lots of names of cars and kick a football with a pretty spot on aim. They will learn what interests them. 😊

I think it’s normal. My 21 month old knows all his colours and shapes and numbers from 1-10.

Yes I think normal too, most of toddlers' knowledge depends on their experiences (so the x ray thing) and what their parents/carers tell them. My DS knew all his colours at two, was very good with numbers etc. At 4 I would say he seems bright and articulate but he's certainly not advanced overall.

2yos are set up to learn what interests them/gets them attention.
So they learn what you do with them. We all are amazed by our children. We remember them as helpless little newborns and it seems astounding that at 2yo they know so much.

What you have recounted here is your dc recounting knowledge that you have in one way or another given them. Another child might not know that, but they would know other things your dc doesn't. It doesn't mean that one child is brighter than the other, it means that they've picked up info that they like or they get attention for.
One of mine didn't know her colours at 2.6yo-but she was reading Topsy and Tim books fluently. Another wasn't reading, but at that age came down in the middle of the night, entered the 10 figure (lowercase/uppercase/numbers/symbols) password into the computer, logged in, found youtube and typed "Concorde" to get the video he wanted to watch. They hadn't been taught to do that-they must have watched the fingers as we typed the password in.

Both were things that interested them. One loved books, the other loved planes. Doing those things got them what they wanted, so they learnt how to do it.

Enjoy your child. Don't lose the wonder of watching them learn. Rejoice in what they know and how they share it. be enthusiastic. But don't worry about if they are advanced, compare them with others, push for others to say they're exceptional. Enjoy them for who they are and what they become.

Maybe you're not trying to brag but why do you NEED to know whether she's advanced? She's clearly fine but to be brutally honest based on what my 2YO can do and others that I know of I don't think the things you're saying are particularly remarkable. The real test of her abilities will probably come when she starts school and you'll presumably love her whether she's top or bottom of the class. There's people on here terrified coz their kids haven't uttered a word by 2.5 or are behind in some other way so it's a tad insensitive to be showcasing your child with no real need. There's no way of knowing what her potential will be anyway at this age. For example there's kids having full on conversations by 18 months who academically turn out to be pretty average. There's others who don't utter a word til they're 3 and turn out to be truly gifted. Does it really matter? Her needs right now are simple and you can meet them either way. It'll be a few years before you even need to think about this surely. Just enjoy her and nurture her.

I can see why the OP would be concerned. From a development point of view 'too advanced' can be as concerning as "delayed' when spotting underlying pervasive disorders like autism, however, from you description I don't think she is too advanced, she sound quite typical of what to expect at that age.

Possibly but then why not ask about the things (if there is anything) that she thinks her daughter is struggling with? I think it's perhaps a bit too drilled into us to look for signs of conditions such as autism. I've been guilty of the same too so I know it's hard when it's all over the place. It is important to recognise and intervene early but personally I feel like sometimes kids aren't allowed to just be 'quirky' any more. Some kids will prefer reading a book to going to a party. Some will prefer doing a jigsaw to playing makebelieve. Some don't feel the need to be surrounded by friends. If it's not drastically affecting their ability to function and learn and be happy then I don't personally see a reason to label it. I've learned from my work too that it's very difficult remove such a label once it's there. Of course there's lots of genuine cases of ASD and other behavioural issues and I'm not dismissing these diagnoses at all and public awareness is fantastic but I just think we need to remember that personality quirks and atypical abilities don't always mean there's an issue x

OP, 2 is a lovely age because you start seeing what is in their minds. You don't need to know whether she is advanced or not for her age: you need to enjoy watching her mind open up and develop. An exhausting age in many ways because they are so full on and get so frustrated when they cant do what they want. But such fun!

ust don't pay too much attention to what comes out of that little mouth: my dd was about 5 or 6 months older when she informed me with great satisfaction that when she was grown-up she wouldn't have to have me for a mummy because I'd be dead by then!

As others have said, children have different strengths: I met one little girl who was able to do quite advanced jigsaws at the same age as your lo: mine were school age before they could dress themselves reliably and that wasn't for want of trying!

If you are thinking about the autistic spectrum it is worth remembering that not all autistic children are academically bright at all and that it is equally possible to be outstandingly bright without being on the spectrum.