My 3.5yo boy and his accomplishments

J knows his alphabets, but more the capital letters than little ones. He still mixes up his numbers (6 & 9 especially) and muddles up letters too. While he cannot read, he loves to listen to stories and when he likes something, he usually requests for it to be read repeatedly. Some of his favourite stories include "The dragon painter" (I think it's because it involves dragons, dragons coming alive and some 'action'); and anything related to sports (football/play). He also likes stories from "Don't let the pigeon" series as it's animated and he probably still remembers watching the play from before.

 

Some months, back, he started doodling and attempting to draw up simple letters, that are hard lines only and I'm so proud that he can. He'll say things like "Eh, Mommy how ah?", tilt his head to the side and when prompted, proceed to deliver with a smile. Such innocence and zest - the joys of being a child.

 

We started off with simple aims of getting him to write his name and he successfully did so 2 months ago in June. I noticed that holding fat pens/pencils which thick diameters work better for his tiny hands. So in this instance of his major milestone of writing his name by himself for the first time (#PROUDMOMMYMOMENT); he did so with chalk which is a lot easier to navigate for him than a regular pen/pencil.

 

This week, with a marker, the boy did it. It started off with him wanting to do colouring (he has his moments and sitting down is usually not the top choice. He's a much more physical-prefer to jump about kinda boy) and we talked through him writing letters. It's so lovely to watch him develop and witness his amazement and joy as he accomplishes his tasks.

 

I hope you never stop learning with joy and wonder, my boy. I'm so proud of you, every achievement big or small.

 

 





 

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