How long does it take for parents to stop referring to their kids as ** months old?

[dak125]

I always found it quite odd when a kid's like 1.5 years old and the parents refer to them as 18 months old. Is there a cutoff? I always found it rather odd, not sure of the point either. Parents, is it preference?

 

[Anubis]

2 years

 

[Schadenfreude]

Around 4~5 years I find when I talk to young parents.

 

[deftron]

12 years, 144 months old is a good cut off point

then they become teenagers

 

[amol]

2 years

 

How ever long it takes them to find out it's dumb after one year.

 

[dak125]

Is there a point to it? I think it's just retarded personally 😛.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: dak125
I always found it quite odd when a kid's like 1.5 years old and the parents refer to them as 18 months old. Is there a cutoff? I always found it rather odd, not sure of the point either. Parents, is it preference?

There are developmental milestones that occur month by month in the first 2-3 years... so people are really trying to give you a better idea of where the baby is at in terms of sitting up, walking, talking....

I PERSONALLY agree that it's pretty silly and generally stop after a year but will do it if it's relevant to the conversation.

 

[hjo3]

Never. When someone ask me how old I am I say "267 months."

 

[Shawn]

My parents refer to me as 214 months old. 😕

 

[BigJ]

After 18 months its just silly.

 

[dak125]

Originally posted by: hjo3
Never. When someone ask me how old I am I say "267 months."

Lol, good response.

 

[Gurck]

For as long as their IQ, whether due to personal limitation or self-imposed limits, is sub-80...

 

[Colt45]

18mo.

 

[Semidevil]

I've never heard anyone say "My son is 19 months"

 

[Bryophyte]

Around the ages of 2-3, generally. Developmentally, a 12 month and a 23 month old are really at different stages in development, so you generally don't just say "he's one year old".

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Infants go through a lot of development in the first couple years, so it makes sense to differentiate by month.

What I'd like to know is why 13-19 gets lumped under the single heading "teenager".

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

18 months.

 

[bunker]

We stopped after 2 years.

EDIT: You asked for an explanation, it's mostly just so others who have kids can compare the development of your child to theirs. It's nice to know if your kid is walking, talking, etc.. earlier or later than others.

 

[dak125]

Thanks for the explanation, I still think it's goofy 😀

 

[BannedTroll]

Normal parents = 12 months
Retards = 24+ months

Really the clothes decide.

 

my daughter is .25 year old

 

[Kelemvor]

A lot change sin the first few years of a childs life so there's a big difference between 1 year and 2 years and all the time in between. That's most likely why people refer to it in months up to about the 2 year mark.

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Around the ages of 2-3, generally. Developmentally, a 12 month and a 23 month old are really at different stages in development, so you generally don't just say "he's one year old".

Even between a 12 month old and a 15 month old, there is a big difference.
So if you are talking to other people who also have kids, you usually want to be more specific about the age. Saying you have a 15 month old sounds a lot less silly than saying you have a 1 and a quarter year old.

Personally, when talking to people who don't know the difference, I would just say 1, 1 and a half, 2. But when talking to people with kids, or pediatricians, etc., we would probably use months up until about 2 years old.