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Is my three year old's constant counting something to worry about?

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hm4912 · 10/08/2026 10:45

My 3 y/o is obsessed with counting. She can only count to 20, has been able to count to 10 from an early age. But she will always count to ten on her fingers for any situation. Or if she sees things lined up she will always count them, or sheep in a field in the car. Even writing this post she has gone round the table counting the legs on the dining chairs. Or for example if I tell her we need to wait for something (like we are in the car going somewhere and she asks how long we’ll be) she will just count on her fingers to ten over and over until we are there. Ive noticed it a lot more over the past few weeks. Is that a concern, or do you think she is just genuinely interested in numbers?

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Jimmyneutronsforehead · 10/08/2026 10:48

I think in isolation, it's probably just a weird quirk, but its something noteworthy in case you have other concerns.

Some kids just really love numbers and 10 and 20 are big numbers when you're a little child, especially with no sense of time, so counting can help.

If you have other concerns alongside this then I think bringing up an obsession with numbers as party to that concern is reasonable as I certainly remember a question around obsession with numbers on some medical questionnaires I have had to fill in for my own child.

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