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behaviour at nursery

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shobbs · 04/11/2010 22:46

im after a little advice my son is 3years 10 months and very smart for his age, hes very aware of his surroundings and has a very active mind (always wanting to know why things happen and what for)

the problem i have is with nursery and when were out in a large(ish) group of people.

in our home its usually just me and him (dad works away in the army), at home he is an absolute angel does as hes told etc etc,

he sleeps fpr around 12/13hrs a night with no problem going to bed, but my issue is that when we are out or at nursery he gets very excited around others, can throw things and generally get very excited when were out etc etc.

nursery are trying to address his issues through feeling cards, which they say he starting to listen.

when i tell my son its nursery time he says its "boring" which i find a little sad at home he loves to be kept occupied either by workbooks or "being a big boy" and helping me out.

im really looking for advice as to what i can do to help with his sheer excitement, and behaviour when im not around..

please any advice will be very appreciated

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chewitt · 05/11/2010 09:12

He may be more familiar in a one to one situation as that is what he is used to. However he probably finds nursery socially exciting yet challenging - he is learning how to be looked after as being one of many children as opposed to being one to one and this comes out as exctiement - exploring the boundaries, observing reactions of peers and adults - just trying to understand how he is supposed to interact. "Boring" maybe one way of expressing his struggle to cope rather than it not being of interest to him . My very bright DS2 struggled in pre-school initially and I thought at first it was because the activities weren't pitched right for him, however his key area for development was social not academic. We stuck with it and he caught up with the social skills of his friends and is now happy around others plays well and continues to thrive academically.

chewitt · 05/11/2010 09:15

Best thing i found was to get him used to being in small groups with me there - having groups of children round to play, modelling how to play with others and talking to him about how to play nicely.

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