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God I loathe this time of year

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yurt1 · 28/11/2007 08:38

Bah humbug.

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silverfrog · 30/11/2007 14:28

Oh dd1 is a great one for different rules in different places - she has (apparently, have not seen this myself) started playing with a doll at pre-school, and will sing a lullaby, and give the doll lunch - try it at home, and she clearly thinks I've lost the plot!

Maybe she thinks that she'll get time off for good behaviour if she humours the pre-school staff

Tamum · 30/11/2007 14:30

Oh, bless her. It sounds quite positive really, doesn't it, even if she's not prepared to go quite that far at home!

silverfrog · 30/11/2007 14:38

Yes, she's doing really well. She does like to keep us on our toes though - eg she'll do nothing but sing, read books (loves reciting the stories and joining in) and do puzzles here at home. So we tell the pre-school that, and she'll have none of it - looks at her favourite book as though she's never seen it before, looks blank when asked to name colours/shapes etc (knows them all - can tell the difference between a trapezium and a rhombus!).

On the other hand, she sits to watch puppet shows, is starting to approach role play with dolls etc - try any of this at home and she thinks we're mad (although did get her to sit still for 5 mins to watch "special Maisy" on the TV the other day)

Had a SALT go in on Monday to assess how she's doing (chats non-stop at home, but finds it difficult to talk at pre-school), and she decides that's the morning to chat non-stop there too .

There are days when I just think she's taking the p*ss

staryeyed · 30/11/2007 14:39

My Ds is the same with pretend play- does not get it at all. If I try playing with teddy/doll/plastic food etc he looks at me, thinking with disdain, "you are clearly mad mother. now put that away" and promptly takes it off me.

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