My dd is an August born 4yo and started reception in September. She seems to like it and is learning quickly but we're encouraged to practise things at home eg letter formation by writing Christmas cards and it's such a battle. She knows how to form each letter and the difference between upper and lower case letters and can spell simple phonetic words but if I'm helping her to spell out something she procrastinates and changes the subject between each letter. It took us 2 hours to write 2 thank you letters ("dear (Name) thank you for my (present) love dd" and most if that time was just bringing her back to the task in hand. Once she is willing, she can write each letter no problem. I have no idea what my expectations should be but her little friends seem to write things like party invitations with the envelopes all done too etc so I think either other parents have the patience of saints (I feel like I need a lie down after each birthday card) or their children are more willing /compliant. She's bright and articulate but I feel like her lack of focus might start to hold her back. Do I need to just chill out or are there things I should be doing to improve her attention span? I'm not pushy mum but I do want her to fulfil her potential, which I believe is high, and I have posted before about concerns she may have adhd (based on other factors) and at the moment school and I are just keeping an eye to see how she . I suppose I just want to know what "normal" looks like against that background. Any thoughts welcome. I wasn't sure where to post this but thought teachers' perspectives might be helpful as they see a range of children.
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What's a normal attention span for a 4yo?
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longestlurkerever · 17/01/2016 09:34
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