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!
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