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Does your 3-year-old listen?
My son James is a fairly well-behaved 3-year-old. He's had his moments, but has never been one to throw temper-tantrums or act out for no reason.
Our biggest issue with him is that we can't get him to listen. I've tried talking to him, putting him in timeout, sending him to him room and taking away his privileges. Sometimes, I feel like I'm talking to a wall. I beg him to "use his ears" and pay attention to what the adults around him are saying. But, I end up repeating myself about a billion times.
So, today when I picked James up from his first day at camp, I wasn't surprised when the counselor said he had a hard time listening. He's never been in a structured environment before. He's spent his entire life at home with my husband and me.
James starts preschool in the fall and I worry that he's going to do his own thing and not listen to his teachers.
Any suggestions? Did your kid go off to preschool knowing how to listen?
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My son is 3 and has been in daycare since he was 3 months. He listened just fine up until the past several months. We worked with the teachers in his class to improve his listening skills, on top of what they were already doing. He is still having trouble listening at home, though the reports of him not listening at daycare have decreased dramatically.
Just know that you are not alone. I think (hope!) it's just a phase and that his "hearing" will improve soon. Though I think I hear some moms of older kids laughing somewhere....maybe I'll turn my ears off too.
Stacie - Mom to two boys
I find it is the concept of selective hearing. If I tell mine "don't do that" she totally tunes me out, but let me say "lets go to the park or out for ice cream" and she hears me just fine. I guess it is one of those concepts that will fix it self with time. www.livegreeneasy.com