4yo dd1 flaps and stamps when she is excited. I had been hoping she would grow out of it before she started school, but as she goes into reception this september, I guess that's not going to happen.
I am desperately worried for her socially. Will she be teased/bullied? She is not good at handling big groups of children. She loves playing one on one with another child, but I think she is intimidated by groups and doesn't understand group dynamics, so she tends to hang back and play with her invisible friends instead.
She also has problems with her gross motor skills - she's having an occupational therapist assessment next week, as she runs and jumps quite badly and I am worried about how she will cope in the playground / pe lessons.
Yesterday I was talking to someone about it and saying I was anxious about the flapping, and he told me about a child who had been in his class at school who flapped when he got excited and gave me a really upsetting example of how he was victimised. While I would probably credit dd1 with a bit more emotional intelligence than the person who told me this anecdote I am now really worried.
Can anyone tell me whether children grow out of flapping? Or whether it is likely to cause bullying? Or really just anything that might help me here? Thank you!
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My 4yo flaps and I'm worried for her... does anyone have any knowledge or experience please?
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Aranea · 01/08/2009 10:38
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