I’m in despair over how to get my 5yo to do any reading practice (or writing).
We’ve just had a huge argument because I’ve tried to get him, he’s refused and I’ve not known how to handle it and admittedly handled it badly. I told him he can’t have any TV until he’s tried it, including tomorrow. He’s then ran off and started throwing things, I’ve then said he has to go to time out and it’s all just snowballed (his behaviour and listening at the moment is a whole other thread!)
I don’t know where I’m going wrong but we’re almost a whole year into reception now and I can count on one hand the number of times he’s attempted his book.
He won’t do writing either but I try to do other things to help him build his fine motor skills so hoping that will help.
I really didn’t ever want to force him to do the book as I don’t want to stop him having a love of reading, but I really need to start getting him ready for year one and from the last parents evening he is quite behind on phonics and writing.
I’ve tried some alpha blocks stuff but again very limited interest. He’s happy being read to at bedtime but won’t have me read to him in the day.
Not sure what to do to be honest, just feel like I’m failing him early on and hate that this is already a battle.
Separately but linked I just feel like all round a terrible parent because I just don’t know how to parent him when he refuses to do something. I try making things fun, being playful, having relatable consequences but nothing works.