Have you tried to teach your DC anything this summer holiday?

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As ds2 is going into Y1, he will be doing PE lessons and so will be getting dressed into a PE kit.

This holiday I've been teaching him how to dress himself, so that his 1:1 doesn't have to help him too much.

He has been ding great so far. Most of the time the lothes go on backwards if I don't hand them to him, but he is getting it!

Feel so proud of him.

Has anyone else been teaching their DC any little things this holiday?

LOL, You're making the rest of us feel guilty.

I suppose I taught ds all about boredom. Oh, and about not running around tents (actually he taught himself after a few tripping incidents).

But well done to your DS. You have every right to be proud.

Buying tickets and taking trains independently.
With a bit of Third man shadowing from mum.
Cooking dinner including dessert, and clearing up afterwards.
We've been doing GCSE stuff as well.

Sorry crunchy . It's just suh an achievement for him, considering he couldn't even put socks on a few months ago.

Not even going to attempt his coat though.

Well done to your DS Goblinchild.

the same ds is going into yr 1 and trying to get him to dress himself this morning was the first morning it all went on right way round and not inside out

to get him to learn how to play that its ok to play other peoples games and then the next day ask them to play his games and to not get so upset if they dont

to get him to feel confident with play by going through role play so whne he goes back he wont be left out

but apart from that normal manners etc helping around the house

I tried.... But my big problem is that I get enthusiastic and do stuff for a couple of days, then I get bored with the project and let it all slide.

Why sorry?
I remember going through all the other lifeskills DS needed one slow step at a time, over and over.
Still forgets about looking when you're going through a campsite though.
I thought he'd be 18 before I took the reins off him as well!

Oh don't apologise. I didn't intend to be mean. I'm over the moon for your and your ds.

These things especially are really important. Much more so than increasing reading level or whatever rubbish my friend keeps banging on about that her ds has achieved over the summer.

I suppose the most important thing I've taught my ds is that we're a family and we can have fun together and that yes, sometimes I really do have the patience to draw the 860th star for him and 'fill it in'!

Gawd no - I thought we'd just do fun this summer. Oh and how to be a human being.

Still working on that bit but the intense input from me and his dad has resulted in more language coming out.

Oh and we've taken the stabilisers of his bike and he's nearly mastered that 2 wheeled thing.

I guess we've done more than I thought then....

Does toilet traing and wiping own bottom count ? . Dd2 has done very well.

I feel like a good part of the summer has been spent trying to teach DS two target words: 'in front' and 'behind'. He only understands 'behind', and will now run away screaming 'No, I don't want to play the game' if I even try to mention the other word

Tell him his favourite toy is 'in front' of the fridge, or a cake/whatever

Would that work?

That's the first thing I've tried (repeatedly). We have a lotto, which he liked initially. We've played the 'running to special places' thing (unfortunately, you cannot hide in front of things, that's why behind is easy), but he got bored after a bit. It's like he's cottoned on that this is 'work' rather than really a 'game', and he really refuses it now. I'd better leave it for a bit and then try again later.
I'm thinking it might be better explicitly to present some things as work now (I could call it 'table top time' or something), rather than pretend they're a game

Ah well. Not silly are they?

Perhaps a treat for 5 mins of table top work?

I KNOW I've been boring for the last few days as ds has been asking me repeatedly

'right, shall we do some ABA?' and got all the stuff out of the drawer.

Well I spent the first three weeks of holidays going over and over how to recognise self emotions... Turn taking ( big fail on that one I have to say), why people flap their hands when the talk.
Ds2 can now go to the shop (2 mins away) and use the crossing and purchase twothings without a list.

What his father has taught him in the last three weeks of the holidays will probably be his normal offering.. Have a tantrum son and you'll get what you want!
Oh and don't upset grandma or she will have a tantrum... And then daddy with have one because it all makes too much noise!
Do I sound bitter? Me?

Ah well few weeks back home and we'll fix it again ready for him to go there again. < bangs head against wall>