Originally Posted by
mumto3
with regards to mealtimes just encourage him as much as u can and show him how to use the cutlery, maybe sit with him and have a small amount of food urself so he can see u eating, this helps alot as they learn from those around them and he is more likely to copy u than the other children. make it fun and lighthearted and i agree with the other suggestion of the playdough, also incorparate cutlery into other messy play too, sand, water, gloop etc, just so he can get used to them, how to hold them and manoeuvre them, it may be a slow progress, all children develop at different speeds and he may have abit of a development delay, u could do an observation at meal time and check it against the development stages on the eyfs
when it comes to nappies, i dont think 3 is old for a boy to still be in nappies and as above if he has any type of delay then this may be delayed too, just thought was he born prematurely? worth asking the parents
with regards to the other points, ie, him going to u when parents are off, the fact they dont seem interested in helping and are in denial of any delays etc and the whole pre-school situation, all i will say is (as politely as possible) that maybe all that isnt ur business, u should refrain from judging them and their choices, they may see it as they pay u to look after him so they will use that space even when they are off, it really is down to them, it doesnt mean they dont care or love their child, there maybe more going on that u dont know about, i dont want this to look like im having a go but i think u should just do ur job and try and work with the parents as much as possible, they may be scared that there is something wrong with their son, that maybe why she is changing the appointments etc, just try and be abit sensitive to the matter i think
good luck
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