Is my baby normal?

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Just wondering if my daughter is smarter than the average baby Joe. I haven't been around many babies before I had her so I really don't know. I feel like she has surpassed many other babies in her intelligence, though. At 2 years and 4 months of age, she just said "Ima fly in the wind! I gonna fly. I'm flying! I'm flying!" She was jumping around, then said, "I can't fly... I can't fly over the hill." She said her first official sentence before she turned 1: "Thats what papa does." She is very good at playing pretend (pretending to make me coffee for me, making brownies and going to the store for particular items) and has been using metaphors for about 5 months now, but only she understands those - "I'm a goat", "I'm like ahhhh.... wipperlele", or something like that.

She has texted some pretty interesting stuff on my phone, but I'll let that pass as coincidence.

She has a good understanding of cause and effect. She told me she wanted to go slide one day and I told her the slides were wet from the rain. She assured me the slides would dry up.

She can dress herself most of the time, put her shoes on, roll down the window with her toes, buckle her own car seat, count to 12, on average, and much much more. I haven't able to keep up with how many words she knows since she was 1.

And I haven't trained her to do these things, like that smartest 2 year old on youtube. I just teach her what I know the best way I know how. Usually her learning seems capricious and occurs during everyday activities.

Are these standard milestones or is she advanced?

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  • anti-hero
    11 years ago

    I should hope so, baby Joe is a retard.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    Well she sounds like most babies that I have encountered if they have parents that are actively involved in their upbringing.

    You wouldn't believe the differences between babies that have passive and inattentive (they only provide the basics that the baby needs, if that) parents, and babies that have attentive and active parents that involve them in educational activities.

    I'm not saying that your kid isn't a genius, but do know that your parenting plays a large role in how advanced the kid is, and your kid may be responding to your parenting more so than natural inclination.

    And to be honest, most parents I know think that their kid is an effin' genius. Not trying to be an ass or anything, keeps your hopes high, but don't be horribly let down if it turns out that she is not super advanced.

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    • myboyfriendsbitch
      11 years ago

      I wouldn't be let down. She is a great kid either way. She just seems to have a better understanding of certain things than other kids her age and even a little older do, those that i have observed anyway. I agree that upbringing has a lot to do with it. It is pretty obvious when a child isn't getting enough attention and it's really a shame.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    Why don't you ask her doctor?
    You could have a genius on your hands!

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  • kit-kat-bar
    11 years ago

    Perhaps she has good common sense and has better attention span than most kids, thats a good thing. Continue to work with her and I'm sure that your confidence in her is also good.

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  • theaverageatheist
    11 years ago

    normal usualy you can tell advaced or "gifted" babies from normal ones because the usualy have well developed locomotive skills at a very early age. the reason why is that brain development has not fully completed till 2 years and still is slow untill 5-6 wile locomotive is well developed at an earlyer age: 1 year in advanced kids it may come earlier(my brother was slightly advanced and whe was running around the furniture at 6-7 months)if she was an early walker\stander it can mean she will do well in school later in life.
    she does seem quite smart for her age, and very cute.
    a full sentance at 1 is quite impressive but every thing else semes normal

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    • myboyfriendsbitch
      11 years ago

      She didn't walk early, but the day she was born she was the only baby in the nursery lying on her side. She always had a strong neck, being able to move her head around more than i noticed other babies doing. And she was able to pull herself up in her carrier around 2 months. Other than that, everything seemed pretty normal with her physically.

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  • alv1592
    11 years ago

    Well if she said a whole sentence before she was a year old that's pretty advanced. It's normal to play pretend at her age, most kids imitate what they see their parents do. But she may be slightly advanced. She sounds cute. :)

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  • charli.m
    11 years ago

    Sounds like a bit of a mix, though I generally find it hard to go on just annecdotal references. I think it's better to observe the child to get a feel for that (no I'm not asking to observe your child :P Just giving my professional opinion).

    Some of those things would surprise me in a two year old. Some wouldn't. Most kids have areas in which they are advanced. It's a good thing :)

    Does your daughter go to daycare or preschool/kindergarten at all? If so, I'm sure the teachers and carers could give you a better idea.

    A full sentence before one is very impressive, though. I don't think I've ever come across that before with any of my kids.

    Best thing to do is just keep on doing what you do, don't push her, don't try to accelerate her, just support her learning at her own pace. I fucking hate it when parents push their kids too far and overload, even though I know it's often not from a bad place.

    Oh, and the "Imma fly" thing was so cute!

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    • myboyfriendsbitch
      11 years ago

      No, no daycare. I subscribe to BabyCenter so that's where I get most of my info, but I find it very unhelpful when it comes to this subject. I'm in no rush to find out, I'm just curious.

      I've read that gifted children will usually have a specific area that they accelerate it and I definitely believe hers is language, if she is in fact gifted.

      Lol, she is definitely a character. She has a very strong personality.

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      • charli.m
        11 years ago

        Yeah babycentre is good. Some books I would recommend if you can find are:

        "looking forward throigh the lifespan : developmental psychology" by Candida Peterson (this was a uni text. I love it, and still read it. It's easy to read while being quite comprehensive).

        Anything by Dr Miriam Stoppard or Janet Gonzalez-Mena.

        Avoid Gina Ford. Too constrictive. Don't want to crush that sweet little soul you've nurtured :)

        A general child raising book I recommend to anyone who will listen is "Your competent child" by Jesper Juul. You can only get the English translation on Amazon but it is the best child raising/family care book I have ever read.

        Another online source I like is Robin Elise Weiss from about.com. She does mainly pregnancy and birth but there's some stuff for older kids, fron memory.

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