At what age did your child say ABC's and count to 10?

Answer 1

my daughter was about 22 months and my son was about 2 1/2 before he could do both.
remember all children develop at different stages and this does not mean they are not smart.
My niece could not do this till she was 3 1/2 -going on 4 and picked up on everything else very quickly and was completely caught up (or passed) the other kids by 4 1/2.

Answer 2

Please don't tell me you need this info to compare your child.. ! As an experienced early childhood teacher with over 10 yrs teaching preschool to year 7, as well as being a mother to 4 children, I can tell you that if children count under the age of 3 they do so by rote.. that is purely by 'parroting' numbers. They have NO understanding of number, what a number is and what it means to have '4' for example. So all those parents that have 'taught' their 18month old children to count to 10, this means absolutely nothing other than that those children can memorise a sequence of words. Sorry.
By all means, expose your children to counting.. do it informally, when shopping or singing, but do not boast that your child can 'count' at 18months. Incorporate number sequence into singing nursery rhymes, or when baking.
Recounting the abc is even worse.. because good reading skills are taught phonetically, not by letter name. Once again, go ahead.. but do not expect your child to have any comprehension of what the abc letters mean before they start school. If a child can sing the abc song by the time they are 4, fantastic. If not, nothing lost. It's much more important that they understand that words can be put into print, which is found everywhere from shops to books. You can start by looking at beginning sounds in words, by asking things like 'what sound does 'mum' start with?' and getting them to focus on beginning sounds (only).
Hope that helps..

Answer 3

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Answer 4

My son was 2 when he could say his ABC's without help. He was about 18 months when he could count to 10. My daughter is now 2 and can repeat the ABC's and she can count to 10 without help.

Answer 5

at two my son learned to count to 5 abc not till 3.

Answer 6

Mine all did around 2years to three. Most do around this age. But you have to realize that this due to memorization. Not because they actually understand or know what they are saying. Number and letter recognition don't kick in until around the age of four. Before that they just don't have the cognitive development yet. Unfortunatly a lot of parents think that is so important that they are doing this stuff young that they pound it into them. It's almost like a competition! As long as you are pointing out every day things, not making it a focus, it will happen in due time. Just enjoy your child being a child.

Answer 7

Almost as soon as they could talk. Just start singing the ABC's with them, or even without them, and eventually they will learn them, it won't take long. Count everything you see around the child, and they will be counting before you know it.

Answer 8

Remember, just because a toddler can say/sing ABCs and count to 10 doesn't mean she has a clue as to their meaning. Don't stress if your toddler can't say them as that is more a form of rote memory and not understanding.

Answer 9

My daughter could count to 15 when she was 19 months, she could say her ABC's around the same time, not absolutely perfectly, but almost totally correct.

Answer 10

I taught my daughter at 19 months old. She's 22 months old now and she says her ABC's, can count to 15 and knows her primary colors. Now we are working on body parts.