Can I just ask a question please

[MarioandLuigi]

However her speech is quite advanced for her age (2.4) and people seem to comment on it alot. When they do I get so embarrased and seem to end up trying to talk her down, sating things like 'she cant run very well', or 'She didnt walk til very late' because I dont want to be seen as boastful or pushy.

The reason her speech is quite advanced is that DS2 has a severe speech delay so we have had lots of intervention with various professionals and I think alot of that has rubbed off onto her.

What do you say to people who say things without appearing big headed. The last time I went bright red and said ' oh they all level out in the end'

I like the Chatterbox one - much better than my negative stuff.

How about " yes, she never bloody shuts up". Works a treat with my dd.

Well, if she's a good talker, I would guess she has big flappy ears as well IME, so I would avoid anything that puts her back in her box as she will hear it and learn from it :(

'Communication's definitely one of her strengths!' works for me, or similar.

Why ever wouldn't you big the child up? For the rest of her life she's going to be put down/put back in her box by every Tom Dick & HArry who aren't as clever/able/good looking etc etc. I think you are quite free to agree with people who mention it - "big headed" would be if you said "yes, I put it down to my superior child rearing ability".

I hate the way our culture in the UK makes many of us feel we have to make a negative comment to counter this sort of thing. It doesn't seem to be like that in the US.

I have made comments regarding ds which put down other areas out of sheer awkwardness and regret it as he has heard them.

"Yes, it's lovely hearing the things that go on in that odd little brain. Toddlers are so much fun, aren't they?"

That's not bragging, it's acknowledging the delights of this age without putting her down.

This thread makes me really sad. I couldn't understand the attitude on G&T threads (I'm American living in the US) until a fellow American who had lived in London for many years explained it to me.

So, all I can say is that here in the US my response would be a big smile and "Thanks! We think it's terrific too." or something along those lines.