Learning colors.....what age?

Army~Wife · July 2011

So....I saw this really cute video that another bumpie posted and her DS was able to differentiate and say all of his colors. I realized that my DD isn't even close to doing that....lately I have been trying to say what color things are as I point, pick up, look at them but I haven't done more than that. At what age were your LOs doing this? How did you help them? Both my LOs stay home with DH so there isn't a "teacher" or other kids there to learn from. What suggestions do you have? She does have toys that say the color when pressed but I don't know if she is really catching on to what colors are....

magdusia · July 2011

my son is 20 months and he doesn't know colors. My SIL thinks he's color blind Indifferent

I think it all depends on what you focus on and honestly, i haven't focused on colors. He knows 1 through 13 and the entire alphabet (except for W).. so now (in the past week) we started playing with colors and everything is blue i'm not worried one bit. It all really depends on what you focus on (IMO).

water-fairy · July 2011

DS started learning his colors at 19 months. He knows them really well now.

Army~Wife · July 2011

I agree that it doesn't really matter all that much & that it depends on where your focus is in regards to teaching. But since she does stay home & doesn't have that interaction with others I don't want her to fall behind & us not realize it until she starts school. I want her to be learning the same things other LOs her age are & I only know what that is by asking you ladies. Thanks for your replies!

Alex17 · July 2011

My LO doesn't know any colors, and we haven't "focused" on it either. He doesn't count either.

I'm not concerned at all. We mention colors when picking things up, etc. But I'm not sitting with him quizzing him on colors to get him to learn them either.

cchill01 · July 2011

DD is probably starting to learn them. If I say, "pick up the red ball" she'll get the red one - sometimes. She can't say any of them. But, I'm not too worried.

Cherryblossoms07 · July 2011

I don't think there is an age. It all just depends what they are interested in and what they want to learn and remember.

just_peachy · July 2011

Jimmy probably only knows his colors because we give him crayons and a color fish puzzle to amuse him while he eats (otherwise he won't eat stuff - he's picky as hell).

It started around 15 months I think. However, I don't think it really matters because they all know this stuff by the time they enter grad school, kwim?

Relax about it and don't focus on comparing them. Just enjoy them!

xo

Army~Wife · July 2011

just_peachy:

Jimmy probably only knows his colors because we give him crayons and a color fish puzzle to amuse him while he eats (otherwise he won't eat stuff - he's picky as hell).

It started around 15 months I think. However, I don't think it really matters because they all know this stuff by the time they enter grad school, kwim?

Relax about it and don't focus on comparing them. Just enjoy them!

xo

Thank you! I think I needed this. I generally don't compare because each of them are individuals. But, I also don't want to be so slack about things that she falls way behind and with her staying home I can see how that could happen. Also she (DD1) was 2 months early so sometimes I fear that she could fall behind easier than others (if that makes sense) even though her ped has always said that she is far beyond her "adjusted age" and never has concers for her. I guess I am just beating myself up today. ;(

thequeeenbee · July 2011

DS doesn't know his colors (though I think he's picking up on red and blue), he doesn't count more than "1,2,3" which usually comes out "3,2,3", and he has no interest in singing his ABC's.

And I still think he's a super smart little boy. It's all about what you are focusing on teaching them. It will all come in time.

JulesDiane · July 2011

Isn't your DH their "teacher"? Although, I wouldn't worry about it.. Just another something you can do with your kids is to work on colors. At that age.. everything is a game.

just_peachy · July 2011

I think it's pretty common (at least for me anyway) to always worry if our kid is "on track" with developmental milestones and learning things.

For me, I am always thinking I am a lazy mom because of this or that...I don't take him to storytime, i don't read a book before bed, i don't always pay attention to him, etc. etc.

So when he does "get" something, I feel like WHEW, I'm doing the best job I can, ya know?

Army~Wife · July 2011

just_peachy:

I think it's pretty common (at least for me anyway) to always worry if our kid is "on track" with developmental milestones and learning things.

For me, I am always thinking I am a lazy mom because of this or that...I don't take him to storytime, i don't read a book before bed, i don't always pay attention to him, etc. etc.

So when he does "get" something, I feel like WHEW, I'm doing the best job I can, ya know?

I could have written this myself! IKWYM! Thank you!

JodiLinn503 · July 2011

I don't know what age is 'normal'. DD doesn't know any colors yet. I've just recently been mentioning them to her and figure she'll probably pick them up sometime before she's 2. I'm not concerned. There are SO many things they are noticing and learning. As long as she's exposed to lots of experiences, noises, sights, etc. I feel OK.

ETA: In my last sentence, I was referring to things at home. Even touching grass, playing with Tupperware, opening and closing drawers are important experiences. I definitely didn't mean that paying for classes and taking field trips every day are necessary.

BrittKav · July 2011

DD has shoes that have pink, green, blue, and yellow straps so she knows those colors from that. She just learned those a couple weeks ago, before that everything was "yellow" or "blue". As long as your kid knows them by preschool, there's no reason to worry about it.

groovygrl · July 2011

Army~Wife:
just_peachy:

I think it's pretty common (at least for me anyway) to always worry if our kid is "on track" with developmental milestones and learning things.
For me, I am always thinking I am a lazy mom because of this or that...I don't take him to storytime, i don't read a book before bed, i don't always pay attention to him, etc. etc.
So when he does "get" something, I feel like WHEW, I'm doing the best job I can, ya know?
I could have written this myself! IKWYM! Thank you!

Ditto this... even though there aren't necessarily norms and it doesn't 'matter', we all want our kids to be on par with other kids & are curious about these types of things... (I asked a similar q the other day about ABCs and got jumped all over). It's totally normal to wonder where your daughter is w/ this & if there are things you can do to encourage her learning!

I have twins & it makes the whole nature/nuture thing very obvious at our house. DD knows a bunch of colors & DS generally calls everything yellow. Once in awhile he'll throw out a red or blue & get it right but he just hasn't picked it up as quickly as she has, and that's ok. But I still label the colored items we have- megablocks, pictures, etc. One day he'll figure it out.

GL!

emberlee3 · July 2011

Cherryblossoms07:
I don't think there is an age. It all just depends what they are interested in and what they want to learn and remember.

This. My DS learned his colors around 18 months because he picked up or pointed to every single thing he could see and asked me what color it was. He had a little Sesame Street book about favorite colors, and I guess that got him interested. He was also really into crayons at that age, so he always asked me or guessed the colors of the crayons he was using. I follow his lead on this stuff.

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