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What do your male preschool age boys chit chat about
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Anonymous
Priceless! And so little boy to be competitive about that! |
Anonymous
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Hi OP, To help him develop friends, all the "cool" stuff is in fact helpful. So grab some tee-shirts with tractors and Buzz Lightyear and you've made good progress. But to develop social skills, he sounds more intellectually advanced than his age, you might pair him up with some older kids with similar interests. My 4 1/2 yr old really "raises his social game" when he's around his 10 year old cousins...he models their behaviors, trying to fit in....they talk about more grown-up stuff, and he can completely keep up, but what I'm thrilled to notice is that he's definitely tracking socially as well. I'm not claiming it applies when I toss him back in with the 4's (at all, really) but I've noticed his social graces just out and about are definitely making huge bounds...good luck, you sound like a terrific Mom!
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Anonymous
| I love this thread, b/c it has really made me notice what my 4 y.o. son talks about w/ his "friends" (i.e., daycare classmates) & mostly I've noticed they pretty much ignore each other! I chaperoned a field trip last week and seriously the boys really barely interact with each other except to randomly kick each other or something--even those my son has claimed are "best friends" barely talked to each other and I think it's really that their Moms are best friends. It was very interesting. So, OP: (1) You are a great Mom to worry about this and try to help out your son; and (2) I think there's not too much you can do at this point. Eventually he will find other kids that share his interests. But, again, you are a fabulous Mom to be so engaged and concerned. He's lucky to have you! |
Anonymous
| Teach him some knock-knock jokes. |