Aibu does anyone else have a five year old who writes like this?

[ConkerBonkers]

I am blown away by Charlotte's handwriting, she is only five. Surely this is preternaturally advanced? Link below.

My own DC who is also five cannot write like this, and I thought his writing was great...feeling bad about my homeschool skills!

Please put my mind at rest!

news.sky.com/story/george-charlotte-and-louis-make-cards-for-granny-diana-on-mothers-day-12245781

My five year olds writing that he’s worked so hard on over lockdown and homeschooling - nothing like charlottes so her school must be teaching cursive writing already plus the extra tuition she gets!

Give all kids the same age the same privilege and education and I think her handwriting would be average at best. It's the £££££s that's got those results.

Himsher84, your 5 year olds handwriting is beautiful.
Both my kids have lovely handwriting, my daughter from about 5 too, my son from about 8, I'm more impressed with the capital letters in all the right places, my son who is now 11 has beautiful joined up writing he manages to punctuate perfectly but apparently in his world there are no capital letters....ever!

@category12

Bloody weird to get your children to write cards feigning emotions they can't possibly feel to dead grandmother they never met, let alone loved.

They are bloody weird.

I was a year 1 teacher for years, and have definitely seen plenty of handwriting like this! The top group, usually girls 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think its weird these kids are writing letters to their dead grand mother...

Both my children were taught to write with cursive script from the beginning. It seemed like a big ask at the time, but they have lovely handwriting now. I don’t think their writing was a good as that at 5 though.

I’ve seen 5 year olds write that well. Ive worked with 100s of children over the years.

@00100001

I think its weird these kids are writing letters to their dead grand mother...

I agree. It’s quite an odd thing to do,

I this is my 5yo in year one. She's a bit obsessed with the cursive!

I went to a private school - my writing has always been rubbish! Although I hasten to add spent most of my class looking out of the window over the school gardens.

@00100001

I think its weird these kids are writing letters to their dead grand mother...

It depends on whether it's come from them or the parents.

My dc have always been fascinated by what they can hear about my grandparents, and I could imagine, certainly dd2 at that age, doing a card for them off her own bat. They're in their teens and will still come and ask "did your grandad do this?" or "Do you think my eyes are like great-grandad's?"

When my son went to a private school his handwriting was miles better than it is now, and yet not very good compared to many of the other children. And yet he was one of a very small group who could read, do number bonds to ten etc. The homework every week was endless handwriting practice. It struck me as a fur coat and no kickers approach to education! They also did French, music, etc. But not much maths.

My son is dyslexic and has dysgraphia. He will never write like Princess Charlotte. However he's studying at a very good university, is an intelligent young man and also an amazing sportsman. I really wouldn't give Charlotte's writing skills a second thought.

Both my children had handwriting like this at 5, his school taught cursive handwriting at the end of nursery start of reception.

I thought exactly the same thing when I saw it. It's odd because her sweet drawing looks like something a typical 5 year old would produce but her writing is unbelievable! My daughter is 4 and her writing is good, but I'm not expecting her to be able to join it up for some time yet!!

My oldest DD had very neat cursive from about age five. The rest of them are clearly on a fast track to medical school.

According the the school. my DD had the reading and writing skills of a 14 y.o. when she was 9 (stealth brag sorry, but it's true.) And was academically very bright. (Still is.) And her writing was nothing like that at 5.

@littlepattilou When teachers say this they're not commenting on the prettiness of someone's handwriting. I had above average reading and writing skills as a child but my handwriting is dreadful and still is.

If they say someone's writing's advanced at your daughter's age, they're just saying they're good at communicating in writing. This includes being able to form the letters legibly though of course.

My handwriting was like Charlotte’s when I was in Year 1 and I was one of the youngest in my year. I learnt to read and write before I started nursery. I had only just turned 3 when I started nursery, whereas many children were nearly 4. I understand that this is unusual.

I’ve taught EYFS and KS1 and Charlotte’s handwriting looks like some of my Year Two girls’.

This is fairly normal for the private system. It’s top end but not unusual in year 1.

My y3 son has beautiful handwriting and it wasn't far off this at end y1/early y2. My y4 son looks like he's writing in boxing gloves!
When I was 5 I could do full cursive handwriting. I self taught. No idea how. I got thumped (no word of a lie) by my teacher for having ideas above my station (70's infants school in a northern pit village). I had to unlearn cursive and print and then in the juniors I was expected to relearn cursive again. I also had a drawing of a foal I'd done torn up in front of me and the whole class as it was 'too good to not be traced'. I've never drawn since. 40 years later.

I also find it weird that they are writing to their dead granny that they never met. It's really sad that they didn't get to know Diana but sadly they don't know any different. The pictures are sweet but I find the words a little over the top.

@Talkwhilstyouwalk

I also find it weird that they are writing to their dead granny that they never met. It's really sad that they didn't get to know Diana but sadly they don't know any different. The pictures are sweet but I find the words a little over the top.

Some children say things like this. I’ve met young children who say they wish they had met their grandma/parent and that they miss them, even though they never met them.

Given the support and education this child will receive I would imagine most children in her class will write like this!

Put her in a class of 36 with an NQT and a TA who is juggling a few non-neurotypical children and I imagine her handwriting would resemble most year one children.

Wealth breeds opportunity - including a five year old's handwriting.

I can't understand why people find keeping the memory of a departed grandparent weird. Writing cards for mothers day is only like lighting a candle or taking flowers to a grave.
The kids probably asked their dad if he missed his mum and he will have said every day. They are a family with emotional intelligence. And they can't do right for doing wrong.