whats normal for 3yo and what do you consider bright at this age?

[Dillydaydreamer]

Just intersted to get a wider perspective as dd1 seems ahead of her friends in all areas from speech to understanding of the world and initiative, logic and maths etc

when DS1 was 2.2 he knew his left and right ... he would say 'go right mummy, no mummy that is left' (I still don't no mine )

with a lot of these things I think it depends on what you do with them tbh your Dc sounds like my 3 year old.

But when I was 3.5 I could read peter and jane books. Mainly because my parents taught me by flashcards. and I am no genius!

Piffle, my DS is 2.2 and helps load and unload the dishwasher. He also loads, unloads and programmes the washing machine without help. Very handy and long may it last!

With regard to toilet training, I think he is applying his love of helping. He will only use the potty at present, which he leaves in the downstairs loo. When he has finished, he empties down the loo, flushes, then wipes out the potty with the wipes which he puts in the bin. He refuses help, so I get plenty of time to put my feet up.

Apart from that, I think he is pretty normal. They all have their quirks, don't they?

Dd 2.11 and can count to 29 on a good day.
Holds conversations using long sentences and words - very good language skills, and has moved up groups at pre-school (private nursery school) very quickly. They have told us that she is very bright.
Not sure which written numbers she recognises, but knows prob 1/3 of the alphabet written down - some as the letter name/phonic, and some as a word that begins with that letter (eg S she thinks of as Scarlett (her friend)).
She can write her own name just about legibly (is a relatively simple one as one letter is repeated 3 times).
Can do some shapes and knows which things are bigger/smaller.
Also knows which direction we drive in to get to places.
Draws faces, but not bodies/arms/legs yet.
Walks, runs, climbs, uses a scooter well, cycles on tricycle.
Potty trained day and night (at 2.5 for day and 2.6 for night).
Knows colours.
Knows words to and can sing several nursery rhymes.

She is more advanced than the majority of her RL peers.

I agree with everyone and am not looking for a genius I love my dd1 and to be honest her being happy is a priority.
Regardless of artificial intelligence she makes me laugh! I just find it enjoyable watching her grow and rising to new challenges

Wishing I hadn't opened this thread! My ds is 3.3 and can't do any of these things yet. Hoping he is just a late developer and will blossom later still love him dearly though.

Making a note to myself to teach dd1 how to unload the washer and put stuff into the dryer as we don't have a dishwasher LOL

dusty I'm not wanting a competition, just a general what you consider iyswim. They do all develop at different rates and like lots of people have said they tend to even out by 5

DT, as I posted earlier, mine were ahead at this age but then leveled off, it is quite normal for it to be the other way round too! They are all fantastic and, for you, I should think it will be an amazing time to watch when he takes off and starts learning new things hand over fist!

Dusty, mines a late one too. He is 3.3 and the only thing he can do out of all these is talk in long sentences (although he does get the odd words the wrong way round and doesnt say any of the words very clearly!)
He's still VERY clever though, I know he is

noonki I think some of it does depend on what you do with them but if that was the case all my children should end up knowing similar things at a similar age. Will have to see what dd2 is like later on

csws your LO does sound very bright. Is she the same in all areas? initiative, hypothetical talk i.e if this happened then that might happen scenarios?

Thanks all for reassuring me. I think ds is clever really, I'm not biased at all we have really amusing conversations. So I don't think communication is a problem. He is a real character. He just doesn't do all the counting, directions, writing, reading at the moment. It will all come in good time.

Thats very good starlight, we might see him in the Albert Hall when he grows up

or be a burglar!

Llareggub
Ds2 happily flushes other peoples excretions and can correctly distinguish poo and wee wee...
But seemingly indifferent to what's in his nappy.

In all seriousness being ahead of peers signifies brightnes for sure
Sometimes it levels out, sometimes it doesn't
Only time will tell
Nurturing genuine curiousity and the desire for knowledge makes sure they have every opportunity to shine.

My dd1 was very much like you have described, and was doing the long complicated sentences at 18 months it waas very useful - no trantums!!!

She is academically very able at nearly 12 but certainly not a genius IYSWIM

I noticed in year 1 the playing field levelled off a great deal between the readers & non-readers in reception.

Piffle thats the approach I take. If she is interested in something I will link other things into it, like if she wants to know where nana lives I tell her the name of the place, but also show her on a map and show her where she lives in relation to us iyswim.
Or if she is interested in cutting with scissors I encourage her to cut out pictures from magazines and stick them to make a picture.

csws I am racking my brains as to what names have the same letter in 3 times.

Me too

Mayada?

Samantha?

lol pm - even after you've met her! Pippa.

ddd - yes she is. She's too bloody smart for her own good sometimes . But obv she has the 7 extra IQ points gained from 3 years of breastfeeding .

Poppy would qualify too of course - her friend Poppy is 6 months older and also writes her name quite well.

Thats it!! I was saying loads in my head and they didnt seem right and not csws-ey enough!!!

there was a similar thread recently with an extremely comprehensive list of what a 3ish yo could do. It will probably be G&T. I'm fairly sure it was after Christmas.

I wish I could tell my left from my right