This is an offensive thread... but less offensive than asking people in RL...

[choosyfloosy]

Ok, was going to code this somehow, but never mind, it's a while since I was flamed properly...

DS can add a bit, i.e. he can say 1 and 5 is 6, if this follows on from dh/me saying 1 and 4 is 5 etc.

Is this:
a) completely normal for a 3.6 year old.
b) advanced.
c) My child was doing this at 18 months.
d) Sod off?

Seeker - what is the "poo song"? I'm intrigued...

Choosyfloosy I think a bit advanced.

I wish there was a d) option on most threads

but "I don't know" is my answer

I think its 'c'. DS is 3.10 and wouldn't have a clue!!!

Way to go for your DS!

My 4 year old could do adding 1's before his 4th birthday but prob not at 3.6. I can't remember to be honest! >

It's very good (5 yr old stuff) but not genius!

No idea.

My DS (4.5) identified vowels at 2.5 , knew the full alphabet at 3.0 (could also write his name with magnets at that age), he has been adding and substracting since a year ago, he has been reading simple words since 2-3 months ago. Speaks 3 languages and...

-He is one of the most advanced in his nursery

...and the most behind in his nursery class.

Ds is 3.10yrs and has been doing basic adding for a few months can add 1,2 and 3s. However he has always been really good with numbers and DD1 is looking to be the same,20m and can count to 12 etc. Dont get it from me I failed maths GCSE 3 times

OK

DD1 adding and subtracting 1 and 2 up to 100 by 3. Knew all timestables by age 5 (and could answer random questions from them ie "what is 4 x 7? what is 9 x 8? etc....quick as a flash) Just got GCSE results and got B for maths.

DS couldn't even count beyond 10 when started reeption age 4 now top of his maths set (age 14) and predicted A/A* for GCSE.

Can't remember what DD2 (12) was doing at 3 as "buried under load of dirty washing and odd flipflop" but in top half of top set now and doing ok.

So........answer e) Go and have a glass of wine and stress about something more important

If I ask DS (3.9) what's 5 take away 2 he would not have a clue.

But if I say there are 5 fire engines then two drive away. How many are there left ? He will say 3.

To be able to work with numbers (without turning them into fire engines, etc ) is very clever at this age, IMO.

Well it would be quite advanced for my 3.5 yr old and for my 7.6 yr old when he was the same age, but given fiddlemamas post above I would say - so what.

b well done you are clearly an excellent parent
(are you all dried out by the way)

my 14.5mo counts one, two,shoe,shoe,shoe pmsl

my mum says when I started to count I used to say one, two, a lot
and I took my maths O level a year early and got an A

Have no idea what my now 10-year old did at that age but I wouldn't be surprised if my 2.3 year old could do this in a year's time. Numberjacks is a wonderful programme.

What about social skills? Does make a real difference whether a child learns maths and how to read and write at the age of 2 or 6.

Does the child actually understand what they are doing or is it just parroting?

Dd can do it, but she is of course a maths genius .

She only knows one letter though .

a/b - whatever floats his boat . Next month he might not be bothered and be keen on something else instead.

DS1 composed 4 symphonies and rebuilt the Taj Mahal with Mega Bloks, and that was just before breakfast.