Not sure if this is the right place, but figured it's about stuff learned at home, so....
My DS is going to be 4 in a month. He is bright, very verbal, very "spirited" and stubborn. He has not shown much interest in things like learning to read, his letters, etc. But-he's only 3, I realize that.
My concern is when it comes to something like counting. We have been doing that for over a year now. Not every day, but counting stuff or just going through numbers 1-10 on a regular basis. He either can't or won't do it. He'll say "1-2-3....what comes after 3?" or "1-2-3-6-" or something along those lines. Then other times he will go 1-10 without a problem. He can't go any higher than 12 at all, even though we have often gone over numbers up to 20.
So our concern is if this indicates a "problem"?? We truly can't tell if he actually CAN'T do this, or if he just doesn't want to. Heck, most times he won't even listen when I read to him...at best only 50% of the time. And I don't require that he sit for it, just that he is not screaming while I am trying to read.
I don't know if we just aren't doing the stuff for him that he needs, or if there is something else going on. (and of course, the inevitable comparisons to our playdate friends who are learning to write, doing math, etc, don't help either-these comparisons are on MY end too, not my friend's-I know every kid is different, but when it's YOUR kid who's not doing stuff....)
Thanks for reading my rambling!
My DS is going to be 4 in a month. He is bright, very verbal, very "spirited" and stubborn. He has not shown much interest in things like learning to read, his letters, etc. But-he's only 3, I realize that.
My concern is when it comes to something like counting. We have been doing that for over a year now. Not every day, but counting stuff or just going through numbers 1-10 on a regular basis. He either can't or won't do it. He'll say "1-2-3....what comes after 3?" or "1-2-3-6-" or something along those lines. Then other times he will go 1-10 without a problem. He can't go any higher than 12 at all, even though we have often gone over numbers up to 20.
So our concern is if this indicates a "problem"?? We truly can't tell if he actually CAN'T do this, or if he just doesn't want to. Heck, most times he won't even listen when I read to him...at best only 50% of the time. And I don't require that he sit for it, just that he is not screaming while I am trying to read.
I don't know if we just aren't doing the stuff for him that he needs, or if there is something else going on. (and of course, the inevitable comparisons to our playdate friends who are learning to write, doing math, etc, don't help either-these comparisons are on MY end too, not my friend's-I know every kid is different, but when it's YOUR kid who's not doing stuff....)
Thanks for reading my rambling!
Lillian
