I have twin boys who have just turned 4 years old. Daily life with them is a bit crazy, some days just surviving the day and getting through it as best I can is as good as it gets. I have this deep seated worry that I am not doing enough with them and that they are not 'right' for their age. They start school in September, as summer born babies, only just 4 and I just cannot imagine them there, going on their behaviour at home.
Their attention and listening skills are really poor, they will not sit still, they run around shouting, screeching, pretending to be puppies or babies or trains or pirates for hours on end somedays, they are in role play, imaginary mode. I know I should be pleased my kids have such a great imagination but they take it too far! The constant high pitched noise that comes from them drives me insane, they use baby voices, I just keep thinking 4 year olds really shouldn't be screeching like this. They just seem so immature for their age. They do talk quite well, good sentences, etc, they can both count to ten sometimes 20, they know most of the alphabet by sight, know their colours, shapes, can count objects upto 10 and beyond, can do age appropriate jigsaws etc. they CAN do it, but their ability to sit and concentrate on say a jigsaw puzzle is like 2 minutes, then it's back to wild and crazy jumping off the sofa etc.
I'm just so worried about school, what is your 4 year old like?,
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1fish2fish · 26/07/2013 14:46
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