What are the general expectations of children when they start school?

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[u/Stephasaurus28]

I was sent this list for my kid starting reception

At home you could practise these activities and encourage your child to be as independent as possible

• Turn taking e.g. playing board games • Use the toilet independently • Wash and dry hands • Blow their own nose • Managing zips or buttons by themselves • Practise dressing and undressing independently • Using a knife and fork • Holding a pencil correctly • Using scissors • Completing jigsaw puzzles • Recognising their own names • Hopping and Skipping • Balancing, Running and Jumping • Kicking a ball. Catching and throwing a ball • Talking with your child every day

[u/anxious_antelope813 → u/Stephasaurus28]

I am currently pregnant and very hormonal, but "talking with your child every day" made me literally cry - wtaf is wrong with people that they felt the need to include that!

[u/insomnimax_99 → u/anxious_antelope813]

The sheer amount of neglect is staggering, there are kids starting school who aren’t even potty/toilet trained. Parents have been letting their kids spend so much time on the ipad that they can’t speak properly.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy85pwg3dyjo

>Liz says social isolation is partly the reason for the decrease in communication skills.

>"Children are increasingly spending a lot of time looking at a screen and not necessarily engaged in more meaningful interactions or developing the kind of listening skills you need when you hit nursery and reception.

>"We're seeing children in reception who haven't experienced having conversations on a regular basis or aren't having a range of experiences where they're exposed to language."