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Worried that my 6yo DS is boring!

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mrspepperpotty · 20/12/2011 17:59

My DS age 6 is a bright and articulate boy. But when he is describing or explaining something he tends to be very long-winded, more than a touch pedantic, erm... how can I put this... boring!!

He is my beloved son and I find everything he says interesting. But I'm worried this will not endear him to his schoolfriends (he's in year 1). Do you think I should encourage him to be a bit briefer and to the point? Or is this the sort of thing he needs to learn for himself as part of making friends and developing a socially acceptable personality?

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yellowraincoat · 20/12/2011 18:00

I think you should worry less.

RedHotSanta · 20/12/2011 18:02

I wouldn't worry about it. My DD (y1) will never use one word when 200 will do!
I'm pretty confident its an age thing, which they will grow out of.

PoptartPoptart · 20/12/2011 21:17

My DS is the same, he can talk for England! His family and other adults are always very patient with him and stand and listen until he is finished. I have developed a knack of slightly tuning out and just being able to pick up the relevant bits! I have witnessed him talking to other children at school and sometimes they do get bored and walk away when he is in mid flow - it was heart breaking the first few times but lately I've noticed he has started to be more to the point, talk faster and talk less when he is talking to his friends. It is obviously something he has subconsciously developed himself and realised that if he wants to be heard he needs to get to the point because other children are not as patient as adults. I wouldn't worry at all, he will find his own way with this and I'm sure there are lots of other children exactly the same as him. I wouldn't mention it to him either as it may make him too self conscious or embarrassed. He will be fine, really

nikon1968 · 21/12/2011 08:48

I would not worry my son [10] is exactly the same.

You wait til he starts doing his creative writing in school you will be so proud of the stories he writes and his imagination and vocabulary.

My son can describe a goal he scored and it can take 20 minutes.

Learning to tune out at certain times helps

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