Should I be worried?

No… boy thing, boys learn differently from girls a lot of boys won’t sit down to learn things until much older! My boy won’t sit and learn at all really we have to do all our learning while we’re on the go, he only really likes a book when he’s tired or every bed time. my boys the same only counts 1-4 and doesn’t say the rest, only says 3 word sentences(says most individual words tho) but tbh I am so proud of that I think he’s an amazing little talker for not even 2!There’s so much pressure as long as there’s nothing obviously concerning they will all get their at their own pace 🥰 x

No little boy doesn’t count at all, only knows a few letter and only says 2-3 words forget but has an amazing understanding. I’m a primary school teacher (SAHM atm) but have no concerns at all! Books are amazing even if you read them whilst he’s running around, exposure to more vocab is great at this age. But they don’t have to sit if they won’t!😂

I wouldn’t worry he’s still so little! Try to narrate literally everything, we count steps on the stairs, I count to 10 any time I have to pop out of the room and make sure I come back on 10, I count every toy and things like that! Same with colours and shapes, it doesn’t have to be books it can be anything around the house or any toys, pick a colour of the day and just point out that colour throughout the day! My girl was pointing at colours long before actually saying the words so she managed much better with ‘where’s red’ and point, rather than me asking ‘what colour is this?’ Numberblocks, alphablocks, and colourblocks on cbeebies/iplayer are fab too! I put her pronunciation of numbers down to numberblocks. I’d say don’t put pressure on it but just try to have him more ‘exposed’ to those things on a daily basis and he’ll pick them up when he’s ready🥰

Thank you both so much, just been seeing so much over social media and I know I shouldn't let it get to me but it does🤦🏼‍♀️ he is smart but in ways no one ever sees😂 with books he refuses, if he sees me reading one he'll run up to me, take it, point and say a few words then put it back😂 I may just stick number blocks on the tv 24/7 instead 😅 xx

22month old boy doesn’t really speak but his understanding is incredible. They all get there eventually x

numberblocks is already on 24/7 in our house🤣🤣 my girl doesn’t have much patience for books either, but since she loves numberblocks so much I got her these for xmas and she loves them because she recognises them! I like to get the 1-10 book out when she’s watching the tv and point at the numbers like when they’re singing ‘one two one two’ so she recognises them in the book :) super simple songs on youtube does a lot of counting too, and there’s free mobile apps like Endless learning academy & khan academy

Now you’ve made me worry 😂 my son doesn’t even count yet. Should he be counting?

As someone whose child didn't walk until 20 months(she never crawled) and has been subjected to too much Bluey, I'll say run your own race 😊 (the episode is called baby race if you want to know what I'm on about 😂)Some can count, some say the numbers but don't understand the concept so really are just parroting the numbers NOT counting, some are busy learning other things and will be further ahead with those! You can encourage learning but there's no need to worry at all, they're still super young and all amazing in their own ways 🥰

@Rachel I forgot about that episode!! It puts it in so much perspective. Thank you 💙

@Lauryne oh bless her! We do that quite a lot, he knows what red is as his dad's car is red so he just points at every red car😂 thank you, definitely put at ease a bit. It's just so difficult in knowing what they should or shouldn't be doing now! Thak you💙

I wouldn't worry. My little girl has only just started saying more, but her understanding is phenomenal. It's so easy to compare with others, but they all go at their own pace x