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An intelligent child?
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I have been told by my 2 year olds nursery school that he is advanced for his age and is way ahead of his peers. He doesn't like talking to children his own age and prefers adult conversation. His behaviour is gradually getting worse and I believe it is something to do with his brain not being challenged or stimulated enough. He won't play with toys, can't sit and concentrate on anything for longer thatn 30 seconds, sleeps terrible (due to constant dreams reliving the day). I'm worn out and at the end of my tether. What can I do to help him and develop his intellect, bearing in mind I also have an 11 month old to look after too?
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I also have two children with not a great deal of age difference between them, and my eldest was just like yours at nursery. It turned out that he was hyper-active, and his behaviour wasn't just through being bright, as we'd hoped. He had no food intolerance or allergies, so his doctor suggested that he'd grow out of it by the time he was 7. Almost to the day, he started to change, but it was very hard going up to that point. I took him out of nursery and dedicated myself to reading with him and doing stimulating tasks, which was difficuklt with a second child to care for as well, but it was so worth it hun. He's now an articulate and confident child, so I hope your situation works out just as well.
Are there absolutely no toys he likes, or does he just not like the ones at nursery? And might it be that he's ready to start learning to read / count to enable him to access more stimulating activities? I would enroll nursery people and family to sit with him and read books, also see if you can get a toddle down to the library with him, and see what they have to offer - there are often activities and so forth that will stimulate him and take the heat off you
Get him checked in case he is hyperactive and there are ways you can help him with that.
Bad behaviour should still not be used as an excuse but helping him be stimulated may help reduce that and any bad behaviour after that should be tackled.
As a child me and my brother were always read to lots, learnt to read and write early, learn to play music, learn things like chess and board games like trivial pursuit. I did a lot of dancing and drama as well, RAF cadets, climbing and other outdoorsy stuff. When I was younger I did brownies and guides and loved going for the different badges and doing things like orienteering and acavenger hunts.
My father especially would give us little quizzes all the time, say classical music when it was on at home, plants and birds and such such we went out on walks, we used to have general knowledge quizzes in the car, all kinds of things.
Things like atlases and maps facinated me and I loved things like lego and, when older, mechano and sciencey things
Science is quite good as you can do a lot of stuff very cheaply with household stuff and you can get kids chemistry sets and stuff for older kids.
How about things he can watch like plants growing, esp the more unsual ones (I grew a peanut plant in junior school which actually grew peanuts).
I used to be down the library all the time and loved learning other languages and skills, I was very arty and crafty as well (when other kids made cushions at school I made a fully lined waistcoat).
Bad behaviour should still not be used as an excuse but helping him be stimulated may help reduce that and any bad behaviour after that should be tackled.
As a child me and my brother were always read to lots, learnt to read and write early, learn to play music, learn things like chess and board games like trivial pursuit. I did a lot of dancing and drama as well, RAF cadets, climbing and other outdoorsy stuff. When I was younger I did brownies and guides and loved going for the different badges and doing things like orienteering and acavenger hunts.
My father especially would give us little quizzes all the time, say classical music when it was on at home, plants and birds and such such we went out on walks, we used to have general knowledge quizzes in the car, all kinds of things.
Things like atlases and maps facinated me and I loved things like lego and, when older, mechano and sciencey things
Science is quite good as you can do a lot of stuff very cheaply with household stuff and you can get kids chemistry sets and stuff for older kids.
How about things he can watch like plants growing, esp the more unsual ones (I grew a peanut plant in junior school which actually grew peanuts).
I used to be down the library all the time and loved learning other languages and skills, I was very arty and crafty as well (when other kids made cushions at school I made a fully lined waistcoat).
You could take him to museums and such which are now mostly free and stimulating days out.
He could go to clubs for kids like quiz or maths or chess clubs. That way he can learn to mix with other children.
He may find more educational kids programmes more interesting eg ones which teach him to count or spell or another language.
See if he reacts well and connects more with animals as this may be an area which could be encouraged.
Regardless of the above his age and being a boy has to be tailored to but hope I've given you some ideas :)
He could go to clubs for kids like quiz or maths or chess clubs. That way he can learn to mix with other children.
He may find more educational kids programmes more interesting eg ones which teach him to count or spell or another language.
See if he reacts well and connects more with animals as this may be an area which could be encouraged.
Regardless of the above his age and being a boy has to be tailored to but hope I've given you some ideas :)
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