Hello
DD goes to a nursery attached to a primary school and we had our first parents evening last week.
We arrived earlier than expected and because they were running late we had to wait about half an hour which gave us plenty of time to overhear the teachers conversations with other parents in DD's class.
Well, either everone elses kids are child genius's or DD is seriously behind. The other kids parents were told how well they were doing as they could add up small sums eg 2 + 2, they all seem to know the alphabet and their pictures are so much more advanced. Also DD has one close friend who she is inseparable from, but the word popular was mentioned with all four other parents but not DD. They mentioned she has problems with concentration which I know she does, but according to the teacher she doesn't know things like shapes which she knew just before she turned 2.
DD is a lovely little girl with impeccable manners and to me always seemed like a fast learner. She loves books and is usually keen to learn, but now I feel as though I should be doing more. I spend around 15 minutes a day with her going though the alphabet, numbers etc, (I work full time) and she always has a story at bedtime but should I be doing more? If not then what can I do to help her catch up?
Any advice would be appreciated? Are 3.5 year old really expected to know so much already?
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mumtochloe · 27/02/2005 18:47
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