Are our kids making the grade? Don’t ask.
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New research is revealing subtle but increasingly significant clues to our kids’ development. Some of the latest research has focused on unique development patterns shown by children growing up in New York’s northern suburbs. And yes, they are all above average.
*One month – Responds to parents’ and strangers’ smiles by smiling.
*Three months – Avoids eye contact with strangers and responds to parents’ smiles with a bored look.
*Six months – Interacts with environment. Turns head in the direction car alarms and low-flying jets taking off from Westchester County Airport.
*Nine months – Imitates parents’ speech and vocalizes with simple vowel-consonant combinations such as “sushi,â€? “Soho,â€? “Metro North,â€? and “the Hutchâ€?.
*Twelve months – Makes simple phrases to satisfy desire for food, such as: “take-out Chinese,” “pizza with extra cheese,” and “bagel with a schmear”.
*18 months – Ability to manipulate objects grows. Can browse MySpace and download music to iPod.
*Twenty-four months – Laughs and cries readily. Such mood swings usually can be treated with psychotherapy and Paxil.
*Two and one-half years – More choosey about food. Prefers East Side French and Italian restaurants as well as the attractive presentation of food in Japanese restaurants.
*Three-years – Understands time concepts such as past, present, future and alternate side of the street parking.
*Three and one-half years – Imagination flourishes. Enjoys legends and fantasies such as the Knicks and Rangers winning their league championships again; construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge; and the redevelopment of Getty Square.
*Four years – Increasingly independent. Often prefers the company of friends, particularly those with weekend places in the Hamptons and playmates whose birthday parties feature goody bags from Bloomingdales and Fortunoff.
*Five years – Begins to understand consequences of actions, such as how attending the wrong kindergarten lessens the likelihood of attending a decent college.
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on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 pm by Len Maniace.
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One of my daughter’s first words was “iPod”  we got her a shuffle for her isolette when she was in the NICU. Now, every day before she goes to bed we have to make sure she has her Elmo, her blanket and her iPod plugged in to speakers that lull her to sleep with “Bedtime with the Beatles.”
Bedtime with the Beatles? I don’t recommend the electric version of “Revolution.” But if it’s sleep you want “Revolution 9” might work. “Number nine, number nine, number nine….....”
Len, this is a great snapshot on child development! It’s amazing how kids grow. One insteresting study:
http://www.livescience.com/health/070524_infant_intelligence.html