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Anyone else's 2YO not count correctly?

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Jannt86 · 18/05/2020 22:46

By which I mean getting numbers jumbled up etc? My 25MO as opposed to saying 1,2,3 will say 2,6,8 lol. If we count things she knows when there's 2 of something and if I ask her to count objects in a book for example she will point to each item individually and go up her numbers, often quite accurately up to 10 but if I asked her just to count to 10 she'd probably look at me like I asked her the square root of pi Grin She doesn't really copy nursery rhymes or anything yet either although she clearly knows the words etc as if I leave her to finish a sentence she will do it. Also she knows lots of her colours but I think because she has only learned to say one or 2 she will default to saying one of these if asked what colour it is if that makes sense. My gut is that this is all really a formation of language issue as she's clearly very bright but has always seemed to struggle a bit to find her words although she has talked in simple sentences for a few months now. I'm just wondering how normal all this is though? Is it a behaviour thing, an ability thing or a bit both? She's clearly bright but I do worry that she's a bit quirky with how she learns things Haha

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corythatwas · 18/05/2020 23:13

Just a normal 2yo thing.

Getting the numbers what mummy thinks is the right order isn't particularly important to her- as why should it be? There are far more interesting things she could be doing with language right no- and no doubt she is doing them!

Don't get hung up on a very limited attitude of education as consisting of a few tricks she has to be able to do at exactly the right time. Chances are she will get bored and refuse to perform. It honestly doesn't matter if she learns to count correctly now or in a year's time. Have fun together, enjoy exploring the world.

Mine are grown-up now and the date at which they learnt to count correctly to 10 has been lost in the mists of the past: nobody remembers and nobody cares.

corythatwas · 18/05/2020 23:14

I wouldn't count it as a behaviour thing either, as that suggests there is something wrong with not being particularly interested in repeating this particular mantra. There isn't.

COS2102 · 19/05/2020 09:05

Please do search for Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage. This booklet is the one which early years practitioners use when planning for and assessing the development of young children. You will see from that, that your child's counting is very normal for their age and that children all learn within overlapping brackets whereby two young children should not be compared because they are the exact same age. Being able to recite number in order is something which can happen at 22 months or something which happens at 36 months. The Development Matters document should prove useful for you 😊

sauvignonblancplz · 19/05/2020 09:37

OP your daughter sounds 100% normal don’t worry , what other pp said about the development book is the best place to gather your info .

Jannt86 · 24/05/2020 20:16

Thanks all. She's actually suddenly really getting it and actually skipped right from rote learning the words to actually counting actual objects pretty accurately in her own true style. She still misses 7 out a lot though. I think she's denying its existence because she can't say it Grin I'm getting an occasional chorus of wind the bobbin up too which I'm chuffed about as I'm musical and really want her to love music too lol

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