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2 year check. What happens?

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Kayzr · 15/04/2009 11:41

DS1 has his 2 year check tomorrow. HV said she will weigh and measure him and do some developmental stuff too.

What is the developmental stuff?

Thanks.

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heather1980 · 15/04/2009 11:44

my dd had to build a tower of blocks, sort the blocks into colours. do a jigsaw, thread some bobbins onto a string, identify her body parts and dress a baby doll.
hth

daisy99divine · 15/04/2009 11:46

we sat in a room with 6 other children. HVs chatted. DCs on floor with various toys. Nobody seemed to watch or chect, just chatted, asked about speech (most families not english as first language) and asked if we wanted to talk about things

fun.

we were given bookstart books and a toothbrush at the end!

BootyShake · 15/04/2009 11:47

How many colours are they expected to know at 2? DD is 17 months and I dont think she knows any

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Kayzr · 15/04/2009 11:50

I don't think DS1 knows any colours. He can build towers but prefers to knock them down, he can do jigsaw not sure about dressing a doll as we don't have them.

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heather1980 · 15/04/2009 11:52

there were 6 diff colours, but dd knows lots more colours than that, but she was 26 months at her check up.
and the hv came to my house to do the check up.

BootyShake · 15/04/2009 11:53

How do you teach them colours?

heather1980 · 15/04/2009 11:55

i taught her by pointing out the colours of her clothes!
we also played ispy. like i spy something red/green/purple etc when we were out for a walk.

BootyShake · 15/04/2009 11:56

Thats a good idea about the clothes. How young was she when she first started to take notice of the colours?

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Kayzr · 15/04/2009 11:59

I think he knows blue but that is because Thomas is blue.

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heather1980 · 15/04/2009 12:01

i can't really remember she was talking well at 20 months so about then i guess, but i have always talked to her when she is getting dressed, like lets wear the pink dress or blue jeans kind of thing. it's the only conversation i have in the day!

craftynclothy · 15/04/2009 12:06

Um, not a lot. Here the HV just looked at dd and said she looks in proportion. Asked if she was saying plenty of words and starting to put words together. Saw her picking up a few of the toys.

Didn't really get her to do anything, just sort of watched her while asking me if I was happy with everything.

londonlexi · 15/04/2009 13:33

I didn't know there was a 2 year check. Do you have to organise it yourself?

messymissy · 15/04/2009 13:38

Did not know either. Sounds a bit hit and miss - my dd can do lots of things when in the mood - but can't see her doing those sort of things for the HV!

I teach colours to dd when painting and just include the colours as part of the description - eg, shall we play with the blue car, can you pass me the red peg, do you want to wear your pink shoes (always yes to that one!!)

SlightlyMadStirrup · 15/04/2009 13:39

They are phasing it out. I think they still do it for first time mums in our area.

CMOTdibbler · 15/04/2009 13:40

Some places don't do them apparently - we had a card from the HV to do it.

She asked DS to build a tower, match coloured cards, point to things, go and get an object, and asked about language/toileting/jumping

He was also weighed and measured. Oh, and diagnosed with chicken pox - I had thought that morning that he had it, and thought (we did have an appt, and it wasn't in the clinic time so no mixing with other children) we might as well get the official opinion.

ShowOfHands · 15/04/2009 13:46

We have one next month the hv tells me. DD knows all her colours and numbers and talks in sentences, is fairly well potty trained and can dress herself.

Dressing a doll? Blimey, dd's more likely to dangle it by its leg and screech 'upside down like a monkey look look'. And she weighs the same as a baby elephant.

Wonder if this is a pass/fail thing. We could be in real trouble.

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Kayzr · 15/04/2009 14:04

He talks very well but isn't potty trained and can't dress himself. Well ha can pull his trousers up and down.

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Ceebee74 · 15/04/2009 14:10

At DS1's check, he had to build a tower with some blocks, do one of those wooden jigsaws (you know the ones with the bit sticking out which the child picks it up with), colour on some paper with a some pencils and let him look through some books...and I think that was it. Other than that, just had a general chat.

There was definitely no sorting out into colours (btw, when my friend's DD1 had hers, she sorted the blocks for building the tower into colours by herself and the HV remarked how unusual that was and how she had never seen a child do it before - so I am guessing it is not a requirement at 2!) or dressing dolls.

Ceebee74 · 15/04/2009 14:11

Oh and no dressing himself - DS1 still can't do that and he is 2.9!!

SlightlyMadStirrup · 15/04/2009 14:11

That sounds quite normal Kazyr.

Don't worry about it. It is not a "test". It is there to determine if you or your DC needs any additional support.

DTDs had a 2 year assessment with a paediatric consultant (because they were prem) instead of HV. He asked if they tend to scribble backwards and forwards or in circles. We didn't know as we had never given them a pencil before

ShowOfHands · 15/04/2009 14:12

I don't think they expect 2yr olds to be potty trained at all and ditto dressing themselves. The only checks I've ever had with the hv she drinks a lot of tea, eats my biscuits and doesn't really look at dd. Saw her at 18 months and she asked if dd was trying to talk yet. DD said '[her name] can talk' and dd said 'shall we put she's babbling?'. She's not of much use so I'm not overly worried on reflection. I'm only going so that she can give me her 'what on earth are you still bfing for, I told you to cut it out 6 months ago you dangerous loon' speech.

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Kayzr · 15/04/2009 14:16

We did start potty training about a week ago, he was very happy on his potty but never did anything. Now it is like we are trying to get him to sit on hot coals.

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