I've always read the "your child should be able to do this by now" list from the perspective of "Be really worried if your child can't do this" - because DS6 was always ahead - so they usually make me laugh - as above, "should read 10 words" - and you stand there thinking "huh - reading 10 books more like it"!

Hope my adding to "dead threads" just helps any new comers seeking out specific topics of interest - oh and I think it was Katelyn's mom, not Dazed and Confused that was out here a few weeks ago questinoing whether she was buying too many things for her child? Been there. Sounds like we've maybe sucked you back from denial KM?