This is a spin off from the toddler vocabulary thread. Kriston said she thought concept of 4 means being able to count 4 objects, rather than count to 4 by rote.
I'm curious what other people's experiences have been with numbers and counting.
DD (22 m.o.) couldn't count a week ago. Then one night DH taught her "one-two-three" on the swing. She came home from the park and suddenly counted to 10. What a surprise. I'm pretty sure she can really count to 4, not just rote (although I don't think she can really count to 10).
(This seems to be DD's M.O. With her language, she didn't say much, then went from 50 words at 18 months to hundreds at 21 months. She literally started rolling out 6-7 word sentences overnight. Same with shapes, and I think colors are "happening" right now, too.)
Did anyone else see an overnight change?
Re: numbers, if your toddler seemed to like numbers did you provide flashcards or other number games for them? I find I am deathly afraid of using flashcards, for fear of hot-housing.
