Our 8-month-old is our first child, so we have no prior experience on how advance a child should be at 8 months old. Plus, I am afraid to ask my friends as they might think I am bragging.
- When our son was about 3-4 months old, my husband was counting with his fingers, our son would also raise his hand trying to count.
- He loves to read and do flashcards. We do it mostly to keep him entertained. We have been doing this since he was around 4 months old.
- We read the same 8 books to him about 3 times a week for the past month. When I read him the words from the books without the books being around, he starts laughing.
- When I read him the words from one of the books and have two books in front of him, he can correctly pick up the book which the words have come from.
The last one really scares me. Is that normal for a 8-month-old? Of course, I am happy that he is bright, but I am not sure we are ready to deal with a gifted child.
