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[quote=Anonymous]Op if you want her to enjoy learning, do well in school as you say, you really should stop what you are doing. Truly. Sitting down at desks, worksheets, learning to write, it’s all just not developmentally appropriate at all and it can do harm as you’re seeing (in making kids not like learning). The research supports the opposite of what you’re doing - let her play, read to her, follow her interests and be creative with her, and she will be better off. I feel like it’s such a gift that the research actually supports that taking a more playful approach like this - you don’t need to be putting this pressure on yourself. Your daughter is trying to tell you this loud and clear (and now everyone on this board is confirming) so please give it a shot! Read up a little on why play based learning is so much more developmentally appropriate at this age.

I hear you that you’re worried she won’t be able to sit for an assignment etc, but forcing her to do something she is not developmentally ready for will not assist in that. She will be able to when she gets to the age that sit down learning at a desk is appropriate and when she is at school learning routines and norms with the rest of her peers. Build her ability to focus by letting her go deep into projects, helping her go deeper when needed, letting her have unstructured play where she really goes deeply into a topic. This actually builds the skills you’re looking for but in a developmentally appropriate way. [/quote]

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