DS1 has always had lots of energy and it has always been difficult to make him do things because of this, for example, getting him to go to bed on time, eat his dinner at the table.
He started pre-school nursery around this time last year and they said to me then "he has so much energy", "he is very busy".
I spoke to one of his teachers today about the fact that he shows very little interest in letters and still does not recognise his name. She said that they are still trying to work on getting him to concentrate. Apparently he can only sit still for 5 minutes in class.
When he is at home, he will sit and listen to a story with DH/myself and he will ask questions and it is really enjoyable and he really takes everything in. I am just a bit worried about this concentration thing and the fact that he clearly does not take very much in at pre-school.
I am guessing that he still won't be able to start school-readiness next term because of his concentration and I am worried about how it is going to affect him when he starts school.
He is one of the youngest in his year. Does anyone have any experience of dealing with this sort of thing? How long should he be able to concentrate for in a classroom at his age? Is it possible he might need a bit more support?
I also feel a bit miffed that the school did not tell me about this - a whole year has gone by with only the teachers saying how sweet and lovely he is and never actually telling me about things I could work on with him.