My DS has just turned 2 and I take him to a pre-school gymnastics/soft play class for an hour every week. The class is a mix of free play and group time. The instructors also do different activities for the children to earn badges and work towards certificates etc.
My DS has been going for a few months but has shown no interest in doing the structured activities despite lots of attempts from the instructors to persuade him with stickers/badges etc. Instead he just wants to carry on running around exploring the gym/soft play on his own terms. He also rarely participates in group time, on occasion he will join in if it’s a song he likes, but most the time he’s indifferent to it.
Am I expecting too much of him to participate at this age? I can’t help but see all the other children taking part nicely, and doing the activities to earn their badges. I feel like the other parents are giving me the side eye as I’m the mum of ‘that kid’ who just runs around doing his own thing for an hour 👀