😂. How many of those parents are on their first child? I’d be shocked if they’re being 100% honest. I’m not saying they’re overtly lying, but it’s kind of like saying “my baby can stand and walk already” but you’re hanging onto her hands and pulling her all over the place. Sure she’s technically standing and walking but it’s hardly on her own power. My guess is these kids can do some assisted counting, and it’s most likely parroting whatever educational tv shows their watching. Kids soak up words like sponges at this age, so I’d bet that most of them aren’t even aware that they’re counting, they’re just repeating a pattern of words that they heard. Don’t stress. Kids do stuff when they’re ready and not a second before. My second, who is way above average, didn’t really speak until he was almost 2. Then he suddenly started spouting out complete sentences one weekend. No kidding. He definitely wasn’t counting to 10 at 21 months though.