tori4
28-11-2013, 06:03 PM
Hi I'm after some advice
So I have 3yr boy (4 in feb) in general he meets all expected guidelines/ EYO
However both mum and I have noticed his ability to follow direction or instruction is not so gd. For example.
Can u pass me the book it's by ur foot? Child looks anywhere but his foot....
Today we were doing a sticker activity we have used these stickers before. I showed him how to peel off the back I even half did some for him ( all one -one) he tried to stick em straight onto the paper and they wouldn't stick ...
This activity I did earlier in the week with x2 2yrs and a 16mnth and they all got the idea spent ages completely engrossed in getting the bknoff.
Another example
got in the car been in twice already do this every time asked him to try and get seat belt on ( pull across and I plug in) he went to plug the opposite side seatbelt ?? He was sat in same set as always ...
Final example
Got talking abt same and different and he couldn't just kept saying "that one" ... I think he knew what was different but either was worried would get in wrong or didn't know how to say it.
He knows his colours but couldn't tell me one circle was orange the other purple until I asked what abt colours he said every other tidy difference before ie the pen mark left on the the circle we had just cut out.
No other concerns it's like he is missing the 'common sense' puzzle piece he looks at me completely blank as if I'm talking dbl Dutch ..
So my question...
Am I expecting too much ???? ( he is very tall, and able in other ways)
How can I support this next step?
I hope my examples make sense in my head they do ;-)
Thank in advance xT
So I have 3yr boy (4 in feb) in general he meets all expected guidelines/ EYO
However both mum and I have noticed his ability to follow direction or instruction is not so gd. For example.
Can u pass me the book it's by ur foot? Child looks anywhere but his foot....
Today we were doing a sticker activity we have used these stickers before. I showed him how to peel off the back I even half did some for him ( all one -one) he tried to stick em straight onto the paper and they wouldn't stick ...
This activity I did earlier in the week with x2 2yrs and a 16mnth and they all got the idea spent ages completely engrossed in getting the bknoff.
Another example
got in the car been in twice already do this every time asked him to try and get seat belt on ( pull across and I plug in) he went to plug the opposite side seatbelt ?? He was sat in same set as always ...
Final example
Got talking abt same and different and he couldn't just kept saying "that one" ... I think he knew what was different but either was worried would get in wrong or didn't know how to say it.
He knows his colours but couldn't tell me one circle was orange the other purple until I asked what abt colours he said every other tidy difference before ie the pen mark left on the the circle we had just cut out.
No other concerns it's like he is missing the 'common sense' puzzle piece he looks at me completely blank as if I'm talking dbl Dutch ..
So my question...
Am I expecting too much ???? ( he is very tall, and able in other ways)
How can I support this next step?
I hope my examples make sense in my head they do ;-)
Thank in advance xT