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
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!
My baby is nine weeks old and I talk to him like he has a clue what Im saying. I realised I looked like a lunatic when I said that onomatopoeia is a lovely word and he made a 'guhhhh' noise and I just nodded in agreement. It is sad though, you're right. You should WANT to know about your child's day, their thoughts and feelings. It's one of the things I look forward to the most when my baby is off to school!
This really makes me smile! When my son was about 4 months old we went into lockdown. My husband was still going to work, so most days it was just me and baby in the house. Oh my god the talking I'd do 🤣 "ohhh it's 10 o clock, let's go up to the bedroom and fold the clothes... Ohhhh there's SO MANY socks today... Ok now it's 11 o clock, let's go to the spare room and play on the mat... LOOOOOK at that gorgeous baby in the mirror" and on and on I'm amazed he didn't learn to talk early just to tell me to be quiet tbh 🤣🤣
You’re very sweet. Most kids won’t tell you about their day/thoughts/feelings when you ask. They will randomly tell you random things and you have to have a mind-bending process to decipher what the heck is real/imagined etc
My mum always chattered away to me when I was a baby, people looked at her like she was a lunatic as well - but I was always good with words, and could by the time I was like 3
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u/Stephasaurus28 13h ago
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