Toddlers of around 27 months??

Question

My daugther is 27 months old now and I dont know any children in her age group so I dont get the chance to compare to see how well she is progressing. I have all the books but I find when you are around other children the same age it is easier to see your childs development. How developed is your toddler. And its always great to tell others your kids achievements. Aimee is potty trained now during the day and can go on her own. She started at 23 months. Her speech is a little slower but is coming on great and she can count to ten. Hows your little one getting on?

Aimee is starting nursery next week. We were there this morning for an introduction. Was great to hear them say she is advanced for her age. She is really tall as well which makes her look older.

Answer 1

my daughter emma is 27 months old and just potty trained, took ages for her to go poo anywhere but her knickers! she uses potty herself but will tend to favour the 'woah one' (big toilet) and so can't go alone
her speech is bit slow developing, and tends to miss first few letters, so blue, two, pooh, boo etc sound very similar!
yet she knows some makaton sign language and even came up with her own for words she couldn't/can't say
she can also write her name (though not in right order) and spell it out loud, she also takes great pleasure in pointing out all the e's she can find, and sometimes the m's and a's too.

she can do some puzzles of i think 18 pieces we have at home, colours in quite well, and can draw faces. she knows her colours, has counted to ten but now gets as far as 6 before starts again!
and she says round for circles
she can jump, climb, do forward rolls herself and generally cause mischeif!! (such as shouting ti-ts at the top of her voice!)

she isn't in a nursery yet, hopefully next year.
she can put on boots herself and take them off, and can undress but not completely dress herself yet.

we don't see any kids her age either as i was one of last of our year to give birth, all my mates have had two before i had emma! but at the end of the day, if she is happy thats all that matters, comparing children can cause you to gloat, or even worry about trivial things.....
but your child sounds delightful, and does sound advanced, i think my daughter is in some areas, but not all -she can't be totally perfect! lol

Answer 2

Having other children to compare your own too isn't always a good thing. It can go two ways - 1)you see another and think, glad mine isn't like that and feel unjustly righteous or 2) you see another and think, mine is soooo much better and both views are quite negative! So it is best to look at your own child and their own achievments and be proud of what they can dso because that makes them what they are.

However, since you ask..................my youngest boy is 29 months and has been fully potty trained for about 3 months and was dry through the night after 5 days of being potty trained.He is a very well behaved, quiet wee thing, which has astounded me since he has 2 big brothers to follow! He has a great knowledge of words although his speech does not reflect this but he is putting words together and making sense. He can recognise a few colours although most tend to be 'blue' no matter what he's looking at, and he will count to 5 and more with help. He is very observant and only needs to see something done once. He loves to help so he is in charge of putting the cutlery and dishes away after meals. He is starting to dress himself tho 2 feet in one leg hole is still far easier for him! He loves when the boys get home from school since he then gets his pens and paper out to do his 'ome-irk' (homework) and he sits at the table with them and concentrates very hard on his masterpiece! He loves music and can hold a tune, even if the words are a bit gobbledegook. I could go on! He is just a wee champion!

Answer 3

My daughter was potty trained just before she turned 3, and my son finally at 41 months, so I think Aimee is doing well there.

My daughter, Ayumi, could count to 20 and recognise all the letters in alphabet in both capital and small case by her 2nd birthday. She could read basic 44 Japanese characters called Hiragana (my native language, you see) by her 3rd birthday. By the time she started nursery, she was already reading books all by herself and shocked all her teachers. As I didn't have many friends with children in the same age group as her when she was smaller, I thought nothing of it. But it turned out to be she was almost 3 years ahead of the national average as far as reading and writing skills went. Ayumi, now 6, is still doing great at school and has skipped a year to join the class a year above her.

On the other hand, my son (4 in January next year), isn't like that at all. Because of Ayumi, we tend to expect a lot from him wothout realising and as a result of that, he doesn't always perform the way we expect, but he's actually just above the average judging by the comment made by his teacher. I recently found out his height and weight are a little below average, though I'm not worried about it at all.

It sounds like Aimee is comfortably around average. Try spending lots of time reading books with her if you can. Also keep talking and asking lots of questions to her.

Happy parenting!

Answer 4

Little Rhiannon is nearly 28 months old. she's been totally potty trained since 23 months as well. her speech is slower than my friends daughter but i put that down to the fact that they nagged their daughter and wouldn't give her anything unless they forced a sentence out of her! Rhiannon does speak sentences, albeit short ones but she's just started saying 'may i have...' she can count to ten (when she doesn't get to three and think she's doing a countdown!). she's started playing shops and pretends to be mummy with her dolls. she's even asked when she can have a brother or sister! she's great with younger kids and eats and sleeps well.

Sounds like Aimee is at about the same stage as Rhiannon to be honest! try finding a local group you can take her to. I take Rhiannon to gymnastics once a week. its a great work out for her and there are other kids and mums there too!

Answer 5

Remember not to compare is best. Children of all ages will be better at some things than others. It is great that she is potty trained and seems to be advancing well. However at this time in her life it is important that she meets and talks and plays with other toddlers. Children this age don't like sharing and it is a skill they develop. Also talking to her peers will bring on her speech more effectively than always talking to adults.
Carry on with what you are doing though as well, as it is working!!

Answer 6

Anastasia is now20 months old she is trying to talk in sentences and will go on the potty if her nappies is taken off (especially for a poo she’s so proud of doing that!) My son Macaulley however was much slower in his development he wasn’t potty trained until he was 3 years old and barely spoke (although he was listening to what was being said to him) he has just started pre-school but he has to now learn another language because I have put him in a local school (we live in Spain) his teacher said he is getting on well and is now talking a little (He started in September) all children progress at different times don’t compare your little one to others as you can see from my example there all different. Also I have noticed that girls progress faster than boys (I have 2 girls and 3 boys)

Answer 7

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Answer 8

my daughter Victoria is now 34 months old and has been potty trained since she was 21 months old. she people always ask if she is three or four and have since she was about 26 months old. she is very tall and speaks very well. she has three older brothers so she is willing to try about anything once. she got her first bike when she was about 27 months old and has been riding it since she got it. she holds a crayon like we would, i don't know if she watched her brothers and learned from them or what. she watches dora and some of those so she knows some spanish, colors, numbers, and a few letters. she is quite the social butterfly. she helps me fold the laundry, set the table and clear it all because she asks to. sounds like most of the children that us parents have boasted about are at about the same stage, so i guess we all have brilliant, beautiful children.

Answer 9

It won't be too hard :). I had my youngest son when my oldest was 28 months old. It wasn't that hard. I was scared to be home alone at first after my husband went back to work after the birth but it really wan't that hard. I forget that newborns aren't that needy if you don't try to get them on a rigid schedule. I was just flexible (i.e. feed on demand, co-sleep, etc.) and it was a lot easier than if I had tried to stick to every 2.5 hour feedings, sleep training, etc. I also enrolled in a sibling parent class through the local parks and rec just to get out of the house and this was useful and fun. Good luck!

Answer 10

My daughter was advanced for speech and physical ability, but the important thing to remember is that as long as the doctor is not worried, and she is on par for what the books say don't worry. Comparing at this age is meaningless because they mostly all catch up somewhat in the end.