huango
10-06-2007, 05:07 PM
Is it the age or is it that my 3.5years old DS doesn't know HOW to play?
DS is very active and sometimes aggressive.
examples:
- we went to an indoor plaything and there was this ~8year old boy who DS chased all over the place. they both were laughing and DS made really loud monster sounds until he almost lost his voice. But when DS chases/monster-sound kids his age, they cry or run off scared.
- he is easily worked-up: when he makes monster sounds and starts to jab in the air with his arms, I'm fearful that he may make contact accidentally and hit another kid, so i stop him. constantly i say 'do not touch anyone'.
- at preschool, he just chases after kids and tries to 'vacuum' them w/ his pretend vacuum/hose. the kids ran away from him; teacher asked him to stop (which he did).
- he wrestles and 'traps' his younger sister who cries big tears
Do kids his age know how to make friends?
he only goes to preschool 1 morning a week. he does see other kids his age, via my friends' children or the neighbors, a couple time a month.
is he just playing it the way boys play?
or do i just have him play with older boys (who usually do not want to play with 'babies'.)?
i'm so tired of being the mother of the 'kid on RedBull'.
I can't keep up with him.
thanks for your input.
DS is very active and sometimes aggressive.
examples:
- we went to an indoor plaything and there was this ~8year old boy who DS chased all over the place. they both were laughing and DS made really loud monster sounds until he almost lost his voice. But when DS chases/monster-sound kids his age, they cry or run off scared.
- he is easily worked-up: when he makes monster sounds and starts to jab in the air with his arms, I'm fearful that he may make contact accidentally and hit another kid, so i stop him. constantly i say 'do not touch anyone'.
- at preschool, he just chases after kids and tries to 'vacuum' them w/ his pretend vacuum/hose. the kids ran away from him; teacher asked him to stop (which he did).
- he wrestles and 'traps' his younger sister who cries big tears
Do kids his age know how to make friends?
he only goes to preschool 1 morning a week. he does see other kids his age, via my friends' children or the neighbors, a couple time a month.
is he just playing it the way boys play?
or do i just have him play with older boys (who usually do not want to play with 'babies'.)?
i'm so tired of being the mother of the 'kid on RedBull'.
I can't keep up with him.
thanks for your input.