4 year old asking same questions ? Normal?

[Alwaysworriedmummy98]

My 4yo asks every morning what day is it. He then asks what day is next nd next until we do the week. He runs through his week and tells me he's in preschool on x days. He says what friends are in on those days

Another phrase is where are we going today etc

The main one he keeps repeating is what day is it what day is it tomorrow etc

Thays the main but I've noticed some phases he does repeat throughout the day a bit

Is this normal? Hes had a speech delay so its still quite new to me how he's (fantastically) went from mumbled words to full sentences now! Over the moon of course just was wondering about this

I also have a 4yo and would guess that it’s pretty normal - I feel like I have the same conversation over and over.
maybe someone with more experience will be along shortly to say otherwise but I don’t think you need to worry OP

Thanks I am always worried (hence the name haha) it was just now as he fell asleep again asking some same stuff it thought I feel like i have the same chats all day

Then thought wait is that normal

Yes it’s a normal part of language development. He is finding out about cause and effect, about how language works, questions and answers e.g. some questions can have different answers, some questions always have the same answer, sequencing, tenses and all sorts of other things.
Plus children find security in repetition and consistency.

It's normal.

Get him one of those magnetic calendars where you can change the day/date/weather etc and do it with him every morning. It'll help him to understand if he can visualise it (not to mention helping with reading etc).

Oh gosh my nearly four year old does this exact thing with days of the week! I thought about getting him a toddler calendar but he can’t read so I’d still end up saying the days of the week on repeat!

It takes a long time to confidently know days of the week, it's a complicated concept to split time up into seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years...
Agree get him something visual - but checking is very common.

It’s usual for a preschool to have a group session where they look at the days of the week, the weather, who is here? ( name on a board etc)
This might have sparked his interest.
As PPs have said, a visual representation will support his interest and questioning. It’s common for young children to be curious and seek reassurance with lots of questions.
This is a good example.

https://www.melissaanddoug.com/blogs/living-playfully/toy-spotlight-my-magnetic-daily-calendar?srsltid=AfmBOopnBLQsFDqx9UK6VDytDgSXl80NvfcatvJKSsjO9y5Zd7SJNzJw

Thank you for the reassurance and the idea! Will definitely be ordering this he can't read but hes actually spotting some letters now
? So said that's an F for Freddie (little brothers name) and knows his first initial etc. Can read numbers fantastic etc so a calendar of days and maybe even him being able to change the date may be good

Thanks for the reassurance I was worried (always am lol) that i wasn't reassuring enough etc

V normal. He's getting it all into his head. Psychologists will tell you that it takes multiple times of repetition to learn a thing thoroughly. Try to enjoy the 'conversation' because that is part of it too: you are building time together and he is learning how to have a conversation. Having a calendar you can look at together is a good suggestion. You could colour the days of the week so e.g. Monday is green, Tuesday is blue; that might help him grasp it all.

When DD was small, she would ask me the same question over and over. I finally learned to ask it back and then she was delighted to tell me the answer. So maybe also try asking him back in a friendly way, 'Ooh, what is today?' or 'What do you think is happening today?'

Yes, they’re taking on board & processing all of the things that they’ll just “know” in future, so lots of questions & repetition until they “know”. Then into more complex questions…