I know the parents on this forum are not experts, but are very experienced with gifted children. I would like your thoughts and opinions about my son. He is only 19 months, so I imagine it may be too early to tell if he is gifted. Some quick background. He was awake for 6 hours straight after birth. He didn't sleep much and was very aware and interacted with people and his surroundings. At his newborn dr appointment he grabbed the doctors finger and pulled his upper body off the table. The doctor said he should not be able to to that. He sat up completely unassisted and with out using his hands to prop himself at four months. I can't quite remember when he crawled. He walked holding onto my hands at 4 months and would do so for 30 minutes at a time. He walked from person to person at 7 months. Now at 19 months he knows his alphabet, upper and lowercase, and their sounds. He is starting to read some words. About ten that I know of. He knows his colors and shapes including oval, diamond and crescent. He has a long attention span and loves longer stories like "The Little Engine That Could" and "The Poky Little Puppy". He also has a vocabulary of at least 100 words and is learning about 6 new words a day. My husband thinks this is typical toddler behavior, but I don't think he has been around many other toddlers. Is this typical? Am I just an overly proud mother? Sorry for the novel-length post. I've had a lot on my mind.
