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Sorry to reanimate a dead thread, but my DS4 just came home with an "Important Milestones by the End of 5 Years (60 Months)" paper. The ones that seem (to me) to be most shocking for a GT crowd are:

Can count 10 objects
Correctly names at least 4 colors
Knows about things used every day in the home (money, food, appliances)
Speaks sentences of more than 5 words
Uses future tense
Draws person with body
Prints some letters
Aware of gender

Just a little GT denial nudge for anyone who needs it...

Yes, of course. But the point is that you don't need to be concerned at this level. It's fine. It's within normal range. I think that is worth noting for those who are thinking "Don't all kids add and subtract at 2yo.?"

LOL! Yes, and you're not alone in that. That's actually why I thought I should post this.

These are NOT the "You should be worried" markers; these are the "If your child can do this, s/he's fine" indicators. Pretty eye-opening, I think...

LOL ... okay I don't think I am that bad with don't all kids add and subtract at 2 yrs. but I have to admit up to her reading words and adding and subtracting I really didn't see DD as abnormal just the milestones being off. It was when she started the reading and adding and subtracting that I finally accepted she is different. Everything else including amazing verbal I could justify. Of course she is able to speak that way ... I was the crazy mom who talked to her none stop, etc.

(Me, standing) Hi, I am a recovering GT denialist. I have been in the program for 5 months.

LOL!

In light of the thread about drawing and all the detail some of our kids are including, I thought the "draws person with a body" was pretty interesting, too. Some are WAY above the minimum there, and at an age significantly younger than 5!

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?