DS1 (3) seems to spend his entire time at preschool on the cars and bikes!

[Sails]

He loves preschool now which is great When he first started I posted on here concerns and was close to taking him out because he didn't seem to settle well. However no such problems now he loves it and everyone there comments on this. Having said all this all he seems to do there is play on the bikes and cars. I ask what he did today he says played on the cars and bikes. I ask what was the best bit of today same answer! When I pick up I always have to take him away from the ride on cars and bikes. Its all he ever wants to do at home too especially his bike!
However it is not all they offer. Its a lovely preschool that offers an extremely wide range of activities - building block/bricks, other construction toys painting, making things, playdough, soft play, a reading library, a computer suite a train set, dressing up, a play kitchen, even cooking some days etc etc but no all he seems to want to do is play on the cars and bikes! Surely he should be getting more out of preschool that this? Should I be worried?

[thisisyesterday]

i wouldn't be worried, let him do what he enjoys doing.

also, don't take his word that that's all he's done.
my pre-schooler regularly tells me he does "nothing" all day at nursery and that they give him nothing to eat and he has no friends.
all of which is untrue! lol

he probably tells you about the bikes cos that's his favourite bit, but I expect he does other stuff as well.

[Sails]

I've seen his achievement folder and it says things like "would you like to make some bread for mummy" and he said "no"! Don't hold out much hope for a homemade mothers day card then!

[bodiddly]

I agree with thisisyesterday ... I am sure he is only telling you about his favourite activity. Surely they wouldnt let him play on the cars and bikes all day. At ds' nursery they have set garden times and the rest of the time they have structured activities and free play. I think that they all have to do this to follow the government guidelines.

[Sails]

The cars are for outside only but they have indoor and outdoor bikes. THey have structured activities (eg bread making) but they're not compulsory and its mostly free play. They do however have "circle" time which all the children have to join in with. When he first started he was always taking things he'd made home now nothing!

[Sails]

I am helping out next tuesday as a parent helper for the first time so I'll soonn find out what exactly he does do all day!

[misshardbroom]

a child cannot develop the fine motor skills and small movements required for writing if they haven't first developed the gross motor skills and large movements. I really wouldn't worry.

[dilemma456]

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[notsoteenagemum]

Don't worry, my ds spent the whole of his year in nursery on the computer except for snack and focus, he put a shortcut to the cbeebies website on it!
He started school in Sept and now does everything, he still loves the computer though.

[frecklyspeckly]

Please please do not worry. My ds was exactly the same and is now in Yr1. He reads and draws and goes on the computer. But I so miss the days he was wizzing round preschool in his little car (sob)!

[ABetaDad]

He is a boy. Its what boys do. Sometimes they do it until quite late in life.

Don't worry about it. Enjoy the fact that he is getting lots of healthy excercise.