Verbal Developement - 23 Months Old

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I'm curious about verbal developement of a 23 month old. I've found many sites that say what they should be doing at 2 years old - but my question is... according to one site - my son has the verbal developement of a 5 year old. He talks in very clear, full and complete sentences, 95% of what he says is coherent and makes sense. He can make sentences up to 8 or 9 words. He can sing songs (Ring around the rosey, Rain rain go away and a few more) in complete. He can count to 12 (but often misses the number 7). He can follow directions extremely well (ie. If we ask to put his bowl in the sink he will, then he will come to me and say 'Mommy, I put my bowl in the sink') - He actually follows directions better than my 7 year old does. He knows his colors and most shapes. He knows his opposites, and he can name a number of different types of animals just by seeing them in a book. I would say his vocabulary is that of well over 1000 words, you only have to say a word once and its like he instantly knows the word and how to use it properly in a sentence. Is anyone else's child like this or my son rather advanced for 23 months?

This sounds exactly like my 22mth old DD.

Shes is a fluent speaker and talks in csentences. Ie- One more cake please Daddy. She knows her shapes,colours and can count to 13 unaided. Shes recently started picking up letters and can tell me M for Mouse, W for Watch etc.

She too is good at folowing instructions and will happily go and put things in the bin/ washing machine for me. Shes very helpful which is great.... especially as I have a 3 week old too.

Id say she like your son is pretty good verbally and with understanding. We dont know any peers who are at the same level. Most have a few words (perfectly normal development) and the mums are amazed at how good DD is.

Its great DD is good verbally but she really doesnt stop from the moment she wakes up! It does get abit tiring sometimes!

DD is 22 months, nearly 23.

I think both of your children sound very advanced. DD understands far more than she verbalises. She understands what Im saying, or what I need her to do, and gives responses, such as yes or no, more often no! She can say a few words usually involving food, and can repeat clearly if you say things to her, but doesnt seem to be bothered enough to use it herself. The only thing she seems particularly keen on is verbalising all kinds of animal noises, and will go through nature books, making the correct sounds, its hilarious! I'm not worried, they all develop in different paces, and DD seems to be taking her time with most things.

OP your son sounds very bright, has the health visitor mentioned it. He should be having his 2 year check soon which she'll flag it up. My brother was like this, you could have a conversation at this age, I think it was having 4 much older siblings who continously spoke to him from birth. Is he a youngest child?

dd was as first two described at that age. Advanced but not unique. ds has eighteen words at nineteen months. But he can kick a ball. And dd is good but not genius at four. So enjoy it, but there's no need for mensa or special treatment yet! And fwiw I don't think it's much down to what we do over and above any other parents who give their children appropriate stimulation for their age, otherwise there's a danger that a whole raft of other mums are going to feel guilty that they didn't do whatever it is that we "did" to get our children to speak like that. Everyone who interacts with their children should be proud of their children and what they're doin to help them, and even more so if there's no obvious early reward.

My ds, 23 months, is exactly the same.

He speaks fluently and doesn't stop chatting, asking questions and learning new words from the moment he wakes to when he goes to sleep. In fact, I am sure he talks in his sleep too!

He is a bright little button and have two groups of mummies and babies all around the same age and none of them are up to this level yet.

I'm taking it easy though. People kept telling me how advanced he was and I got a bit ahead of myself thinking he was a genius until I tried to potty train him and he doesn't want to know! So have learnt its all swings and roundabouts. Ds's skills are vocabulary, shapes and counting whereas another child his age could be fully potty trained without the need for such fluent vocab.

Just enjoy it (although I know sometimes it can get draining with the constant"whats that mummy" "whats he doing mummy" "why he doing that mummy").

My DD was like that at that age.. she's now 4 and bright, but not anything beyond the spectrum..

Enjoy it.. he'll have other little frustrations along the way!

I have a two year old DS now and he's a lot less verbal but so much more advanced in some physical aspects and very clued in.. they really are all different..

I think that unless your DS shows anything problematic you don't need to treat it as being any different!