Around the age of two and a half, when the big physical milestones like sitting up, standing, walking and running have passed, many parents start measuring their child's subsequent progress by language achievements.
What their child has said or can say is relayed to extended family and often compared among groups of mothers. At this stage many mothers of very young boys, hearing about the chattering achievements of very young girls, become stressed. They worry that their boys of about the same age are still virtually non-talkers and appear to have little desire to talk about the things they see or do.
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