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just started home ed my 3 ds

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mumtofourboys · 03/02/2011 18:16

hello just after a bit of advice i have just started home ed my 4 boys the are aged 10,8,6,and 4 the 10 year old is dispraxic and i was woundering if you did things like hand writing etc
what sort of things i should do with ds 4 who is 4 years old to teach him to reconise letters and numbers he should start school in september but we are going to home ed him to

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SoooooPedantic · 03/02/2011 19:03

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mumtofourboys · 03/02/2011 19:47

thanks ommmward he does do lots of stuff with his brothers when hos brothers i writing he has a dry wipe book with early writing stages that he loves to do

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SDeuchars · 03/02/2011 21:41

I think mumsnet may have deleted the wrong post! Ommmward said that the 4yo would pick up stuiff by osmosis as his brothers learn.

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mumtofourboys · 03/02/2011 21:44

i ahve asked thm to change the deleted post

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ItsAllaBitDeathlyQuiet · 03/02/2011 22:23

Do you read much yourself?

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mumtofourboys · 03/02/2011 22:29

yes

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ommmward · 04/02/2011 12:08

I'd like to add:

your dyspraxic son almost certainly has seriously bloody low esteem. He will not have been succeeding in the school environment.

So find the things he is interested in, the things he is good at, and give him time and space to develop those. Sod handwriting. Plenty of time for that when he has picked himself up.

Maybe he loves spending time with animals? Or with little children? Or maybe he enjoys cooking? Or playing world of warcraft?

whatever it is, nurture what he feels good about for a few months.

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mumtofourboys · 04/02/2011 12:46

my son has very low esteem but in the 2 weeks we have been he he is alot calmer which is great to see thanks for the advice

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FlamingoBingo · 04/02/2011 12:51

Why was the other post deleted?

Anyway, as usual, I'd agree with what Ommmward says - she is very wise!

SDeuchars · 04/02/2011 14:19

The other post was merely being rude about the OP's grammar, typing, etc.

FlamingoBingo · 04/02/2011 15:08

Nice! Hmm

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mumtofourboys · 05/02/2011 17:31

well we are doing a bit of hand writting as they all want to do some work. DS1 is doing great and loves home school and the other 2 are getting used to it and starting to enjoy it to and i am loving it to spend all this time with them is priceless

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comewhinewithme · 05/02/2011 18:04

My dd has dyspraxia and dyslexia and I have also taken her out to home ed.

She is doing lots of writing of her own doing she will write stories and recipe down. She is also doing a lot of online work she has started a blog which she posts in daily and we are doing a project on Victorians this month and she has been using Word a lot.

If you ever want to chat PM me and I will add you on facebook or swap emails with you.
I have another Mumsnetter on facebook who I chat to about home ed and we swap ideas and websites and it is nice to have someone to have a moan to when you are feeling wobbly.

Good Luck it sounds as though you are doing a great job.

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mumtofourboys · 05/02/2011 18:50

sounds like you are doing great with your dd aswell hun. would be great to chat with other home ed parents as i dont know any yet.

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