Extended family member - not someone I am close to though but who, for various reasons, I'll be spending some time with to help with childcare over the next couple of months (one afternoon a fortnight). So I'm thinking of casually trying to see if I can fix some of these, but not sure if I'm overstepping or being silly to think it's an issue.
Basically, child is in year 4 but can't do a lot of tasks like shoe laces, buttons, tie etc. I noticed he can't seem to open any bottles or tupperwards, or do things like fill a water pistol when we were there over the summer (admittedly, a few months ago - so that one might have changed). Mum is single parent with an absent (abuive) ex who is just trying to hold it together and who openly admits she just does this stuff for him as it's quicker and easier. He gets a lot of screen time too and resists not doing it so I suspect she can't face the battle. I don't blame her.
But he is behind isn't he? My DC are older and I don't remember when they learnt. DS struggled as he's borderline dyspraxic, but did get there in the end.
I'm hoping to interest him in some crafts and might engineer reasons for him to have to get changed by taking him swimming with us sometimes or similar. DD (11) has already said she'll teach him to tie his laces as one of her friends taught her so she think shse has the skills! 