When I child is over 12 monthes how come parents still say their age in monthes and not in years?

Answer 1

because a 15 month old and a 22 month old may both be one, but their development is so different!!! You can't compare them at that age.

Answer 2

There is a big difference in the childs development in the first 24 months of their lives. Most parents want to know where their child lands compared to other children. For instance at 18 monthes they will usually start saying their first real word. They walk at different times. My first son didn't walk until 14 months where my niece walked at 13.
The difference between 12 months and 18 months is tremendous. Where as the difference between a 2 year old and a 2 1/2 is not.

Answer 3

Listen to the ladies above!! To you, a year doesn't seem like much (who ever says they are 16 1/2 years old?) but to a toddler, those months mean so much in the developmental sense.

Answer 4

Because it still matters developmentally. A one year old who is 13 months old is a whole lot different than a 22 month old child.

Answer 5

When most people ask about their age, it is to compare their child to yours. The next response might be, "he is really tall for his age" or "wow, she is really talking". I usually just said 1 or 1 1/2 or 2. For me the months were not as important as my children progressing at their own time, as long as they progressed, things were fine.

Answer 6

I know where I live all the needle cards for the doctor are in months 2, 4, 6, 12, 15, and 18 months etc. for me I say my son is 13 months (I also say he's 1) its easier especially when clothing and everything comes in month sizes....I dunno maybe its just a habit....

Answer 7

I don't know
It does my head in though!
I never did it with my son - way to confusing!

my health visitor would always use months, and they tend to keep seeing you for years, though i never bothered with many clinics as i had been a nanny for years and as long as my boy was happy, not ill and feeding i felt everything was OK so maybe it is something that mothers pick up if they go to the clinics every week ?!

Answer 8

i never used months...i would say just over a year, 1 and a half, just over 1 and a half then almost 2...my daughter is now just over 2 years old adn i still say the same thing

Answer 9

mostly cos its easier. some people go by weeks but saying my baby is 43 weeks just makes no sense lol..

Edited to say that in New Zealand once they get past 2, we just say theyre two. or almost 3 sort of thing, but under two we do use months...

Answer 10

A better question is: Why do people often say numbers greater than 1000 in hundreds? I hear people say "thirty five hundred" much more often than I hear "three thousand five hundred." I guess it's one fewer syllable.