After reading the early numeracy feature (Birth to three, 12 October), I found myself counting out my granddaughter's scoops of milk powder and digits on her hands and feet. Each time I spoke to her she repeated sounds in exactly the same number of syllables. I find myself, as most grandmothers do, with a newly found patience and fascination when with this wonderful little being.
I wonder if a nanny or nursery nurse would realise that the words a baby was trying to say were words that they had heard. My daughter-in-law had to tell me that she was saying 'good girl' between each mouthful of food. I hadn't been saying it and she was telling me. How could an outside agency caring for her have known that, however efficient they are?
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