My 2 year old

Honestly mine just brings me his ABC book and points to things. We got foam bath letters and they have helped so much he knows at least 16 letters by sight and 1-10.

I wouldn’t be worried! My daughter loves Miss Rachel! I’ve tried working on colors, ABCs, and counting with her. She picked up counting pretty well from me but that’s it. She’s been watching Miss Rachel more lately and is starting to sing the ABCs on her own, plus other songs, and is doing really well on counting and numbers

She’s fine sounds like a normal toddler

You need to cut her off of the tv at this point.

Mine has known her abc's and could count to 10 by 18 months, she just turned 2 and can start at any point in the alphabet and finish and count to 20, she knows all of her colors and can formaly articulate herself. We rarely do tv time.

She as well knows most animals and the sounds they make and shapes. She has very good dexterity on top of all of that to, because i personally work with her and dont allow for her to be glued to a tv for hours at a time.

@Desirée every child develops different. the tv doesn’t inhibit kids unless that is the ONLY learning time they get. my son is almost 2. he can count to 20. he sings his ABC’s (learning reading and sight words is not developmentally appropriate til closer to 2.5 so i don’t stress it). he is learning his colors and shapes too.. my son is a veryyy advanced kid, and guess what! we have unlimited tv time during the day. if you aren’t interacting with your children and expecting the tv to teach them everything, then yeah. they’ll fall behind. but some tv time isn’t detrimental and likely isn’t affecting her child’s learning. just bc your kid is like that doesn’t mean anyone else’s kid is. in my opinion, our kids are very similar in development, but my son has always had open access to the tv.

@Desirée that's actually really rude. We always have some sort of learning shows on. Ms rachel bluey or babies first and we're playing at the same time so he really isn't paying attention to it. Every child learns at their own speed. She's 2 they're not even expected to know their abc's until at least 3. So that's awesome that your girl does but I think the learning shows help 🤷‍♀️

Yes, my daughter is very advanced. On that same note, all of my friends share my veiws and their kids are what you could consider advanced as well. Like you said, you cant just plop your kid in from of the TV and expect for that to do all of the teaching. You need to set bounderies and interact with them.

Maybe try singing songs of numbers and ABC in the bath so it’s fun

@Desirée when did she say she simply plopped her child in front of the tv?? You’re making a lot of assumptions and being really rude. And basically just coming off as trying to brag rather than offer any helpful advice. @Rell it’s completely normal for a 2 year old to not know these things yet. The number one most important thing you can do with your child is read to them. I have an almost 3 year old and have been a teacher for 16 years (taught every grade prek-3rd). My son knew his letters before he was 2 simply because he took a genuine interest in them. It was not anything I “tried” to get him to learn because at this age they learn through playing and experiences and from your modeling. Lean into your child’s interests and just go from there; it will happen naturally over time. She is still SO little.

@Desirée i mean this is definitely a safe space we don't mom shame. Alot of the moms have been in this group since we had our babies.

I’m trying to teach my 2 year old to count and when I say 1 he say 2 and I say 2 he say 3 😂

@Shantell that's cute! My LO will point to the numbers on his height chart so we do that every time we leave his room lol or whenever he wants us to count down he says two two 😅

Definitely not trying to brag just trying to explain what I had simply already explained. I'm sorry I don't tread lightly or sugarcoat. I am a very blunt and straight to the point kind of person. Because we're not all the same and we all communicate differently. As a teacher you should understand that.

I've reread what I have wrote multiple times and I don't think any of it was out of line or rude so if that's your opinion then you can kick me from the group for all I care. Now I will be kind of rude because I'm not going to sit here and be slandered for sharing my opinion because it doesn't fall in line with all of your opinions.

Plain and simple if your child would rather interact with the TV then you turn off the damn TV

The soft parenting stuff is what's ruining our world right now. They'll need to put your foot down you're not their friends you are their parents.

Children crave structure and discipline. Go to a parenting class and figure that out. Been there done that.

@Rell, your daughter is doing amazing. She sounds like a very intelligent baby. 🩷 Knowing to count to 20 or knowing their ABC doesn’t make them advance. At this age those things come last, if she’s being happy, learning things she loves, speaking on her own way I promise you she’s doing amazing! 🩷 Don’t listen to those mommas that they think their baby is advanced for knowing some colors or numbers, they always can learn that later. My baby doesn’t want to learn color or numbers either, but to me that’s fine because I see her happy and learning other things. This doesn’t mean we stop trying to teach, but let’s just follow them. 🩷 Our babies are so capable of everything if we give them time to develop in their own times.

@Alexandra I agree! My daughter had no interest in colors so I stopped pushing it and taught her whatever she was interested in (which happened to be numbers) and now she’s interested in colors and picking them up quickly since she likes it

@Desirée you should look for another other parenting class because is called “Gentle Parenting”, and it’s not about letting your kid doing whatever they want but to understand their necessities better, to be more patient when they have big feelings they CANT control because they are kids. Next time, keep it to yourself. Being a mom is already so hard that we don’t need other mom making us feel like sh!t. Get therapy.

@Katie awww, it’s so cool right? Once we stopped pushing them in to doing something they decided to do it in their own. Hahaha. Kids are amazing!!

@Alexandra it's crazy how fast it happens when he decides he wants to learn something they definitely are amazing little humans

@Desirée it was rude because it was making a whole host of assumptions based on basically nothing. You have no idea how often this child watches Ms. Rachel or any screen for that matter. How is anyone slandering you?? Obviously I understand that you communicate differently - I pointed out that the way you were communicating was rude. There is always a kind way to say something, even if you disagree with someone. Are you genuinely trying to be helpful to this mom? Sure doesn’t sound like it. Nothing in what was originally posted suggested this mom has issues with enforcing boundaries or is a “soft” parent. Or that the child lacks structure and discipline? Where are you getting ANY of that from this post??

Just as direct as you are Alexandra, I am. If anyone needs therapy it's probably you. People who typically refer people to therapy generally need therapy. Thank you for the advice though and sorry that you are so tender footed that the way that I communicate offends you. Not all of us are going to sit here and talk as if we're cuddling other people and their feelings. Jesus wasn't a nice man, he was a kind man. Know the difference.

Not to mention the fact that yes I was trying to be helpful to this mother but you guys took it way out of context and I was replying to not only this mother but the other mothers who were also replying to this post. So it was a combined reply in a sense that yes I was trying to be helpful and yes she did mention that her child would rather do stuff with Miss Rachel than her. So turn Miss Rachel off and do these things with your child instead. Don't allow her to watch Miss Rachel if she's not going to interact with you.

@Desirée I’m actually a therapist lol and I already see one. But I’m not the only one that told you that you are mean so… :)

You guys should also look up the case studies on screen time and childhood development.

No I'm just blunt and straightforward and you guys are so used to this gentle stuff it's almost sickening. You can respect somebody by being blatantly honest and truthful. And if you want to take things out of context and think that I'm being rude that's on you not on me. Something a therapist should already know. I'm not accountable for your feelings.

And I'd like to add I might not be the nicest and genitalist person that you're ever going to meet but I am definitely the kindest person. If you know who I was and what I do for other people, then you would have an entirely different opinion about me.

@Desirée so happy that your child is very advance you should definitely be proud. You’re doing a lot of assuming instead of asking. Sorry I didn’t go into detail!!! You should def get a mom award👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️

@Desirée screen time isn’t recommended by the WHO until age 2. I’m well aware since my own child did not watch screens 99% of the time until he reached that age. Content of screen time also matters. And much of the impact of screen time is also showing to be correlation rather than causation. Think about the likely other factors that may be present in a home where a 1 year old has 6 hours of screens per day, for example. You doing nice things for other people doesn’t negate the fact that you’re claiming to be “blunt and straightforward” to try to justify being a jerk.

I downloaded this app cause I’m a first time mom, all my friends children are 8 and up, the last baby born in my family was 15 years ago. I’m still new to this mommy stuff! My daughter isn’t in daycare nor is she ever around kids cause there aren’t and children in my family. I’m just doing the best I can, maybe I should have gave a little back story. I didn’t think I would get attack, and make me feel like shit that my child isn’t doing certain things at the age of 2. I know I’m doing my best and that all I can say, plus her doctor says she developing well & im doing a good job🤷🏽‍♀️

I’ll def think twice about posting. Hope you ladies are having a wonderful evening.

@Rell we are exactly in the same boat I'm a ftm at 35 all of my friends kids are teenagers now. I didn't grow up around babies neither did my husband we completely went in blind. Every day we're learning something new. You are doing amazing don't let people put you down! My son isn't in daycare or he isn't around kids his age often so I get it. I tried to put him in a kids day out program but he cried the whole time

@Brittany I’m going to be putting her in daycare soon, I’m just waiting for them to get back to me. She looovvveeesss other kids, cause every time she sees another child she just be cracking up 😂😂😂 like I said her doctor says she developing fine. I question myself daily if I’m doing the right thing.

@Rell you're doing what's right for you and your situation. He loves other kids too but omg the separation anxiety he has 😅 he's only been with me his dad and his mimi so he hates being separated from us oopse 🙃

You guys are disgustingly sensitive I am definitely out of this group because you guys can't handle reality. Whoa

No one was attacking anybody and I wasn't being rude and it wasn't being a jerk I was just being honest and you guys don't like honesty and that fucking sucks for you

@Desirée there’s a difference between being direct and having a superiority complex and talking down on others. the second one describes you. i’m not soft. so let me be as “blunt” as you are. you aren’t better than anyone bc your kid doesn’t watch tv. you’re not better than anyone just because your kid knows things they’re suppose to know by 2. nobody cares! quite frankly! so for you to make 3 separate comments, full of assumptions, was completely uncalled for. i don’t know if you lack social cues. but it doesn’t hurt to be polite. it doesn’t hurt to put things in a way that won’t come off as confrontational. you have so much to snap back with, so it’s obvious you’re told that a lot. maybe you need to look within yourself and figure out why you THINK you’re in the position to talk down on others. someone came here for advice and you used a bitchy tone. and don’t act like you didn’t know it would be taken that way. stop being rude to others. nobody here did anything to you.

😂🤣😂... you guys are literally the ones who took this way out of hands and way out of context and blew this up to something completely different. So get over yourself grow up and go get some D because it sounds like you need it.

Welcome to the ✨️bad moms club thread ✨️ 🤣

Oh I would also like to add that you can't use tone in text message. It's all a matter of how you perceived it. Not how I said it. That's on you, not me. If you wanted to read it and I bet you don't that's on you but it definitely wasn't written in one. I didn't get bitchy until you all started to try and lay into me for giving my advice because it wasn't sensitive. Get over it. One day you'll get out of your bubble and realize that not everything is Peaches and Cream.

@Desirée this is my last comment on this but you're just upset you got called out for mom shaming. Me and my husband are literally laying here laughing about it 😂

Omfg @Rell this shit is wild. You’re doing great. This post should not have turned out the way it did. I am so sorry you were made to feel like you’ve not got it right. Kids have preferences and maybe Ms Rachel says it the right way right now. Doesn’t mean you’re less interesting or doing something wrong. It’s great to learn stuff but secure attachments and relationships are far more important than numbers, the alphabet, colors, animals or whatever else was listed off as another child’s accomplishments. Your kid has a fantastic mom who loves them and cares about their development enough to reach out for advice. You are doing a fantastic job. Keep trying, you’ll figure out what works for you and your kid.

@Desirée I think it’s pretty funny that someone who,from the very beginning, has painted themselves as having the right answer and knowing more than others doesn’t seem to understand that tone can in fact be identified in writing. The words, phrases, and sentence structures you use all indicate tone. And I dunno. Maybe since multiple people are telling you that you’ve been inappropriate you should believe it. Because I don’t think all of us are incompetent when it comes to reading comprehension. Maybe you should work on that as well as the interpersonal skills you seem to lack

😂 ok ladies! God bless and good luck!

I don't think that you're incompetent at all. I think that you're all friends and you don't like it when people don't agree with what you have to say.

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