My DS is 7.2 and has always seemed, to me, to be very 'young for his age'. He is the second child of four, and has 3 sisters. One is elder and two are younger than him. My eldest daughter has always been very mature, level headed and sensible so I dismissed my initial concerns about DS because I thought I may have been expecting him to be like DD1.
When he was leaving pre-school to begin reception I was tempted to hold him back a year because I felt he just wasn't ready. He started with the rest of his peers and everything was fine.
Because he is the only boy, I have nothing to compare his behaviour to so am hoping that fellow parents will come to the rescue on this one!
He seems to be very immature - even in comparison to his younger sisters. He is often away in a dreamland and his listening skills aren't the best. When he plays he's very much rolling around on the floor making silly noises. He speaks in silly voices much of the time and will make horrible comments to his younger sisters almost everytime they speak...but in a really fast put-on voice.
I'm actually finding this harder than I thought to explain - I'm assuming it will sound like he is just a boy being a boy, but my instinct keeps telling me there's something not quite right. He isn't naughty, or spiteful, but still very hard work. As an example he will walk across the coffee table, or climb over the back of the sofas regardless of being told countless times not to, and doesn't seem to care in the slightest.
He is difficult at mealtimes and will lose his temper over the smallest thing like who is sitting next to him or having something wrong on his plate. He's a fussy eater and if you give him something he doesn't like he'll immediately fold his arms and fall on the floor or walk away from the table.
His year 2 teacher thinks the world of him and from her accounts he is a different child in school. He is a very sensitive lad, and when you get through to him he is such a lovely boy.
Maybe I am reading too much into it and he is just a typical 7 year old boy?
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Issues with DS, 7, or issues with me?!
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zephyrcat · 20/08/2011 14:43
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