Hi there.
I write this reluctantly, but feel like I need some help/advise/or just someone to say that my child's behaviour is normal.
My DS is 3 in April. He is a very pleasant, generally happy, sociable boy who speaks well, knows all his colours, can count to 20 and knows his ABC's. He loves people, and can hold a conversation very well.
He is also very 'spirited' (that's what some people would call it). This weekend I've been at the end of my tether and resorted to drinking wine at 4.30pm Saturday afternoon because I'd just had enough .
He doesn't appear to hear me when I speak to him yet I know that there is nothing wrong with his hearing. If I say 'no' he still goes ahead and does whatever it is that I've asked him not to. He also asks the same question over and over even though I've told him the answer. i.e is Daddy coming home tonight? 'No darling, Daddy will be home tomorrow', 'Is Daddy coming home tonight.....'. Repeat ad infinitum........
His Dad takes him to football on a Saturday and instead of listening to the 'coaches', he prefers to run around doing his own thing, hugging all the other children (even though they don't want to be), he runs out the door and this week, just laid on the floor not wanting to do anything.
On Sundays I take him to swimming lessons and instead of doing what the instructor was asking us to do, he keeps getting distracted pointing to things that he's seen and generally not doing what he's supposed to be doing.
All of the other children at both activities appear to listen, and then act on what they're told to do. Is it something that we've done as parents, is he a normal toddler, do I have any cause to be worried....? Am I expecting too much? Is he too young to follow some instructions? I really have no idea............
I've been googling ADHD, but there are s many aspects to him that don't match. I am so lost, I don't even know what to do next.
Any advice, help, sympathy, empathy would be hugely appreciated.
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Nearly 3 Year Old - not sure if this is normal or something to worry about?
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Dollybird99 · 09/02/2015 13:46
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