Is there something wrong with my two year old? Read more please!!!?

Question

I have a co-worker who has a two year old as well. And he is so much smarter than my 2 year old and he is only 2 weeks older. My two year old girl doesnt want to count or do her ABCs and my coworkers 2 year old knows it all!! My daughter used to be able to count to 10 but she will not do it anymore. Also she doesnt know any colors and the other 2 year old knows it all. I have seen him and he is so smart. I am so jealous. Is my two year old okay?

Answer 1

Hmmm... I don't think your child has a problem, I think th other one is way really smart. But what you could do, is talk to psychiatrist.

Answer 2

For crying out loud, let your daughter alone. Let her do things--------count, know her colors, whatever-----at her own speed. Not every child is the same. I used to babysit with an 18 month old that was smarter than I was . She knew her alphabet, knew how to read a few words, knew her colors, could draw like a 10 year old. She was an exceptional child, BUT not a normal one. Most kids are not in that class. count, but wont anymore. She is telling you, "Leave me alone, I'll do it in my own time." . You said your daughter used to count, and she will when she gets good and ready. The only reason you're jealous is an ego thing. Give it up. Leave your daughter alone and let her grow up "normal" Doesn't mean you can't help her, just stop pushing her. Relax and enjoy her. She's only little for a short time. You'll know what I mean when she turns 18.

Answer 3

How much time are you spending w/ your 2 yr old and how much time is your coworker and family spending w/ theirs? See if spending more time w/ your daughter will help...go to the library and pick out beginner books. Start w/ counting, colors, and animals. Learning must be FUN. For instance, "what does the cow say?" MOOOOOO. What does the horse say? Make your lips flop...your daughter will think this is silly, funny, and she'll learn. You'll can practice ABC's while bathing and brushing her teeth. You can practice numbers while getting her dressed...one, two three "put on your shirt". One, two, three...give me your leg, etc. Sing the words, over emphasize the pronunciation of everything...a strong A, Bbbbb, C, D is for dog. You get the point.

Answer 4

Your two year old is fine. They call it the terrible twos and she may just keep silent simply because you're asking her too often and she's getting a bit of a rise out of you. All children develop at a different speed and as you mentioned she does know stuff, she's just not telling you. It's the age, that's all.

Just watch out for you being so envious of other kids, this is the shortcut to becoming the kind of pushy mother that does more bad than good for her kids. Keep focussed on your little girl, all the things she can already do and all the fun you can have teaching her other things. Don't make it an obligation at only two years old. Keep things fun, for both your sakes.

Answer 5

Don't go there!! Thatas the best advice I can give you. If you start comparing your baby to others now, she will never make the grade and what on earth are you jealous of? Your kid is not going to be the smartest, fastest, brightest star in the world..come on...BUT..she can be all those things in YOUR world if you allow her to be.
Okay, so what does she like? Do you know? Do you take her for walks, look at the flowers and trees, go swimming, point out animals when your driving or take her to the library. Littlies go through phases of doing things, they get temperamental and sometimes won't perform on request.
Do some baking with her, watch TV programmes and sing-a-long videos, find out about her and get off this comparison thing with this other kid. Invest your time and energy into her, for her and watch her blossom.
I'm a professional mature woman with an MBA and a Law degree but my two year old grand daughter can get me stumped especially if she's gone off something. She goes to daycare but we do alot of things together that her mum just doesn't have time for like going to the library, baking or singing along to the Wiggles. SHE sets the tone, it's a waste of time trying to get her to do something she doesn't want to.
Ease up on her!! and you take the responsibility.

Answer 6

Your child is fine! Everyone learns at a different pace. My almost three year old went through the same thing and now she's talking wonderfully. She got sick of being asked questions and had no intrest in learning. Now she is always asking questions and making statements on how many things there are and what the color of something is. So don't worry about your two year and stop comparing your child to others it's not healthy.

Answer 7

Oh, that's sad that you are so worried about your little girl. She sounds perfectly normal to me. Just because your friends child does something that she doesn't does NOT mean he is any smarter, really. Why are you in such a hurry to make your little girl grow up?? By the time they are 10, or even 5 no one will be able to tell which one knew their ABC's first. I think it is detrimental to a child to try to force things on them too early. They will learn it later. Also its extremely normal for a child to "learn" something, then completely forget or not care about it later. I highly suggest you view the article I have posted below. It talks about how much more important play is than academics in early childhood.

Answer 8

At only two years old, you can only expect so much from a kid. Most kids hardly learn how to say anything by two, never mind count and run through the alphabet. Just keep at it- in the right way, of course- and you should get some results as she gets older.

Answer 9

toddlers do things at their leisure time. if your tot, counted before, it means she knows how to do it. im sure if you keep reinforcing her abc, 123, colors and all the educational stuff, she will retain it and will start probably speaking sentences. trust me kids can surprise the heck out of ya.dont despair in the least. maybe she is shy. once she starts talking there will be no shutting her up. good for your co-workers tot. its great he/she has such prowess, however i am sure tot, is lagging at something. no such thing as a perfect baby. all babies are different. enjoy your daughter every second. if you are very concerned speak to your pediatrician about whatever concerns you may have, mayebe he can run tests to check her hearing, speech, and understanding skill. im sure she is just not in the mood to speak and count until she does them. hope all is well. god bless

Answer 10

Your baby is fine. They are not puppys you can teach tricks to. That is what i think its like when you get kids to "perform" for people. When my daughter was about 2her grandma would try to get her to do things like count or whatever and seriously she would say them wrong every time on purpose! If you want to teach her things just incorporate them in your everyday routine DO NOT sit them down and try to teach them. Get some M&M's and ask her which color she wants and have her point to them. Fun stuff like that. Or just point out things and say the colors. The more she figures out what you want her to do the more she will resist. Im sure your daughter is just as smart if not smarter than the other girl.Takes a smart kid to mess with her mom like yours is :) Some kids just dont wanna show it. Learning to get attention by saying colors or letters is not smart! its learning a trick for attention. Yes some kids are actually really advanced but really its all a learned behavior. Some people just wanna please more than others and it starts from childhood.

Answer 11

that is unquestionably not that unusual for a 14 12 months previous to not have her era. Your sister merely went by puberty in the past than you, each and every person bypass by it at a distinctive value. you're slightly skinny, and that must be the reason of it. you want a undeniable quantity of physique fat on your era to start. after all, there is not something incorrect with you. there is not something incorrect until eventually you're 17-18 without era.