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not boasting really,

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 19:29

but ds whos 3.5 is counting to 100, not sure this is normal, he is alway counting, doing dot to dots anything with numbers realy!

have asked at ds nursery, but they dont seam to know, can all children that age count like him?? he also adds too

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AngelaD · 29/01/2006 19:44

No it's not "normal" according to today's standards for 4 year olds they should be counting to 20 ffs. By my standards, it's expected in this house.

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 19:45

thats what worries me, dont know what to do

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peachygirl · 29/01/2006 19:49

That is realy good but there is a difference between, rote counting and actually understanding numbers and their properties
how is he on this?
e.g does he look at a plate with three biscuits on it and say theres 3.
and can he count out three objects and add them to 3 more etc

popsycalindisguise · 29/01/2006 19:49

not all children but some can ime
has he leanr ti by rote or can he manipulate numbers too?

popsycalindisguise · 29/01/2006 19:49

x posts with peachy

lockets · 29/01/2006 19:50

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ShaysMummy · 29/01/2006 19:50

neice who is four cant count to 10! i wouldnt worry if it was me, i think thats great news!!

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 19:52

yes he does now them, even the 50 and so on,

and no we do not have high standards , we just like him to be him, and play

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 19:53

i am just scared theres something wrong we dont know about

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AngelaD · 29/01/2006 19:54

Do you really set expected standards in your house angela?

No not particularly but counting and knowing the alphabet etc came naturally to us and I was shocked to get to school and find that wasn't happening in every house.

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peachygirl · 29/01/2006 19:55

like what trace? is he obsessive over numbers? what is he like with imaginative play?

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 19:56

yes, he his a good boy

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fisil · 29/01/2006 19:57

nursery see lots and lots of children over the years. IME if there is something worrying they pick up on it.

3 year olds tend to have "obsessions" - ds1 does jigsaws endlessly.

I would not worry. Really. Also I think you would see many other worrying traits if he did have a wider problem connected to his precocious counting. You have the right approach wanting him to be him and to be happy. And you know if he is genuinely happy!

Hulababy · 29/01/2006 19:59

Unless there other underlying concerns I really wouldn't worry at all.

He is just good at his mumbers. Hopefully it will continue and he will love his Maths work. Possible that he may leave the Maths for a while and concentrate on something else for a bit too - letters, writing, reading, play skills, movement, social skills, etc.

Children all learn at different times and in different ways. They often will excel in one or two things to start with and then go back to the others.

As I say, unless there are other issues concerning you, just enjoy what he is doing right now

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 19:59

yes he is obsessive over numbers, he carnt do the alphabet , only count them! he can right his name though and copy when you right them,
when he plays HE COUNTS, cars, trains even his dinner

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getbakainyourjimjams · 29/01/2006 20:01

If its only counting that rocks his boat wouldn't worry, he might be onto something else soon. Common for 3 year olds to get a bit carried away. If he has to count then I might be more concerned. Aged 2 for example ds1 wouldn't come down the stairs unless he counted them and we repeated the number. He would stand and scream until we did, but he had other signs all was not well, not just counting.

peachygirl · 29/01/2006 20:02

I agree with fisil,
If you really had concerns you would have noticed them in lots of areas of his development.
I wouldn't worry about the nursery either
you could try and extend his 'academic' activities. I can email you some good websites/ colouring sheet pages but remember he is still very little so pushing him too much could be a bad thing, make everything enjoyable - playing etc

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 20:02

thanks all you've put my mind at rest, will let him just enjoy doing it

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 20:04

thanks peachy please and i will not push him, i carnt i spend to much time on here

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GDG · 29/01/2006 20:04

trace2 - ds2 is 3 (just) and obsessively counts too - I wouldn't say he can count to 100 though.

Ds1 is in reception - he is very quick with numbers. He could count quite early and has always been very ordered and liked patterns. We've got a photo of him at just about 2 with a huge long line of cars - perfectly lined up though. He also used to sort his lego bricks into colours very young.

There's nothing wrong with him though - he's a perfectly normal 4.10 yr old now! Logic and order are his thing though - he takes after me I think - I'm very ordered and was always good at maths - did sciences at A level and uni.

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trace2 · 29/01/2006 20:05

GDG yes ds has done that to from a very young age

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peachygirl · 29/01/2006 20:06

lol!

fisil · 29/01/2006 20:07

BTW I love counting too. When walking somewhere I always estimate the number of paces to my destination and then count my paces. And I complement ds1's jigsaw obsession by always counting the pieces when I help him to put them away. I find it very calming!

peachygirl · 29/01/2006 20:07

trace really have to go now, have to tidy house!
I'll send an email later