my dd is 3. she is reading and writing. she could count to 50, and knew the alphabet (recognise, and say etc) by 17 months. she was speaking pretty clearly by then too.
my opinion, for what its worth, is that all kids will get there eventually. and that all kids will have different strengths and we should celebrate each child for their individuality. i am academic, and shocking at sport, and, er, dancing - and its looking like she will be too. i have never pushed her, but i am a lone parent and i think one of the reasons she picked all this stuff up is because i talked to her, not to a partner. a fair few people have accused me of 'hot-housing' her, which i absolutely havent.
anyway, the point is, she asks to write and read. but it seems like she is 'ahead' (developmentally, i mean, and only in this sense, and that isnt a value judgement) of the other kids at nursery.
so, the question is, is it wrong to keep feeding her? is there any sense in which its bad for her? i remeber reading here before that its bad to teach your kids to read early. just not sure what to do? does this make sense.
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is it better to keep challenging a bright child, or try to restrain them?
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maggiesmama · 02/10/2006 10:43
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