Is this normal for a 4 year old?

[Mamabear04]

I was just wondering if these things are normal for a 4 year old? She's my first child and I'm not sure if I should keep an eye or if I am overly worrying about nothing. Some things that worry me a little are...

•struggles to sit still especially at the dinner table or excited. Will watch TV but doesn't hold her attention for very long
• is very emotional and struggles to relax if she is crying or upset
• talks all the time and asks questions constantly even if told its time for quiet time
• drops things all the time
• can't stand loud noises and will cover her ears and shout louder than the noise
• always is asking "what's next" even if she is enjoying what she is doing. It's like she can't be happy with what she's doing in the moment.

She is my first child so not sure if this is normal or if I should keep en eye on these things. It would be great to hear OP experiences. Maybe I am worrying over nothing but my gut is niggling that something is underlying. Just for context she has been at nursery and will start school at the end of the summer...

I'm not sure if it's normal or not but you have described my 4 year old exactly. Has nursery mentioned any concerns?

This sounds like my DS2 when he was that age. He's now a teenager, no signs of ADHD or similar (which is what I assume you're worried about).

Sounds exactly like my 4 year old too. I have 4 DC altogether, 2 with Sen and I'd say this was normal 4 year old behaviour.

My 4 year old is always on the go, can't sit still and always looking for what's next. He's hard to keep up with! Try not to worry.

Yes & No. Each individual thing isn't an issue, even possibly all of those things together, someone would need to see her in
person to make any kind of judgement & obviously proper testing.

have you spoken to Nursery or asked family/friends?

It’s really hard to pick apart. It could still be within the realms of normal or it could be part of something else.

What do her current nursery say?

If you are concerned I’d speak to her school when she starts. Email and request a quick chat with her teacher and the SENCO. Far better they are aware of the problems you have at home so they can keep and eye and refer onwards if they are struggling as well.

That’s exactly what my 4 year old. He apparently meeting or above in all expectations at nursery, so I think it’s normal. They don’t expect them to sit still very long there either

Very similar to my DD also 4. Especially the questions. It absolutely fries my brain and even if I ask her for some quiet time she keeps going.

I have also wondered if this is a sign of anything but she's extremely sociable and unphased by noisy or busy places x