I signed my little misunderstood man up for language therapy. I have been watching him interact with his peers in the morning, and I'm glad I decided to do it. I think his issues are part language and part a need to socialize and understand that people have no idea what's going in your head unless you tell them.I have been trying to help by saying, "You need to tell people stories about what you're thinking." But that doesn't exactly help because he wants to tell kids weird shit they could care less about. One day, it was telling Seth about an arcade game (Jackpot) my son loves. Then it was singing "Rap Cat" to EJ. Then it was telling a Knock Knock Joke to Olivia.
All my advice bombs with the preschool crowd. Tip #1: Look people in the eye. So now he shoves his face into theirs before talking so their eyes lock. An awkward start, for sure. Tip #2: Provide Context. That just leads to more clear rejection. Example: "Hey, I know a cool song! Check it out!" Insert singing.
That prompted EJ to say, "Stop it Indiana!" And Olivia heard out the Knock Knock joke, but didn't laugh (I think it's a funny one, stupid kids).
Sigh. I know he'll be OK. He has a whole other year in Preschool to figure this all out. But it does break my heart a little.
1 Comments:
Perhaps this is merely cause for further concern, but I had similar
problems at his age. It is painful, but there are advantages in the
long-term, because peers end up having much less influence over the
child's values.
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