Not sure what I'm asking really. DS is an only child. He's just turned 3 and likes numbers, letters, and learning about the world and how everything 'works'. The sort of sums he can do in his head (although he does sometimes use his fingers) are things like 2+2, 4-3, 3+3, 5+2, 10-5, and he managed 9+3 = 12 in his head the other day.
He's started reading short sentences like "the sun is hot" and "Daddy is a big man - he does this by sounding out the letters phonetically, although he now recognises some words by sight. He talked in sentences quite early, and now is quite pedantic in his use of language (he sometimes corrects his father's regional pronunciation of words!), and readily uses words like 'clambered', 'shattered', 'complete' etc, although these are more likely to be used in scenarios where he is playing with his toys and narrating the action.
He seems interested by most things, although is particularly keen to know more about how our bodies work (he knows about red and white blood cells, and what they do), animal life and, recently, space.
He's understood 'theory of mind' for some months now - i.e. is able to imagine how other people/things see the world (a typical test for this is the 'Sally Anne' test, which I did with him on a whim having read about it in a magazine).
He has a good sense of humour, and likes to tell jokes containing puns (and appears to 'get' why they're funny). Socially he seems developmentally on track; he happily talks to other children and enjoys playing co-operatively with them. He is very loving and can be quite 'needy', although has grown in confidence over the past few months.
On the other hand, he is not very physical (quite small and not very strong), so perhaps he is just focusing on the 'academic' side of things? I am trying to work on improving his confidence with physical things.
I'm just wondering if any of this sounds unusual. He is starting pre-school in September. The main thing I want for him is to make friends and be happy playing (which, quite rightly, is the thing he likes to do most of all!), but I would also like him to be encouraged to do more challenging things if he's interested (e.g. reading/maths etc). If I say anything, will the pre-school think I am just being ridiculous, and one of 'those' parents who wants their child to be advanced?
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Is this unusual or not? (36 month old reading and doing sums in head)
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Yamchovy · 02/03/2013 23:12
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