Toddlers know how to count before speaking studies show
Parents keen on giving their child a jump on the competition can teach the rudiments of counting even before a toddler can talk, according to a study published Wednesday.
Previous research has shown that children begin to enumerate as early as age two, but do not generally master counting until around age four.
But a new study of 36 Australian infants suggests that early signs of familiarity with counting can be seen when a toddler is as young as 18 months.
Published in the British Royal Society’s journal Proceedings B, the study also finds that time spent helping a child work her or his way from one to five and beyond boosts an infant’s early recognition of counting principles.
It probably stems from the fact that they want three biscuits instead of just one. Or two bottles of juice rather than just one half.
Little girls want five dolls not just two!