My 6 yr old ds has had an independent nature since he was born. My HV said to me whan he was only 4 weeks old 'he wants to be a big boy REAL quick'. She said she could tell by how alert he was and how he took in everything that was going on around him, even listening intently to our conversations.
Now I'm wondering what I've got on my hands. As a toddler he liked to run off and didn't like having his hand held - we've had a few battles in the past with that kind of thing. He's never been clingy either - I've always been able to leave him somewhere and he doesn't cry for me, or at least it's very rare if he does. Now he's in his second year at school and if I try to help him with any aspect of his homework, or if dh or I try to show him how to do something, he reacts the same way every time. EG, 'I don't need any help!!!', 'I know how to do it', 'I want to do it myself', etc etc. He gets very uptight if we try to help him or show him what to do. I asked him if he reacts like this when his teacher tries to help him, and he said "No, because she's my teacher and that's her job." In other words, if you're not officially in a position to teach me something, then don't even try. He's been like this for a long time.
I'm a bit worried because even though he's a nice-natured, happy boy, he is very strong minded and we have a lot of power type struggles with him - he's not a naughty kid but if he's like this at 6, I'm wondering what on earth he will be like at 15. PLEASE tell me if any of your children sound like this. I feel as though we're disciplining him all the time lately.
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6 year old ds HATES being shown how to do something - also very headstrong. Please tell me is this normal???
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Lsmum · 13/02/2007 04:46
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