the conundrum my son poses...
I know I don't post here often, but I know some people who might read this are parents. And really its a parent's perspective I am after. I am sure you all know I think my boy is perfect. But it is obvious since he started preschool that he is very intelligent, but his intellectual development has overshadowed his personal and social skills. ( Read more... )
I don't just mean in terms of information games like Trivial Pursuit, but things like looking at small bits of the history of dominoes or pick up sticks. Give him a spinning top and tell him about the culture it originated from. Get him interested in botany or biology by pointing things out on a walk (even in a park!), ask him about leaf shapes or shells etc.
Also, I did watch a DVD a wee while back that was based on Pierre Dulaine's work on getting ballroom dancing classes set up in US schools. One of the major advantages of the classes is that it improves social skills wondrously, and not just in dealing with the opposite gender. There were some children of about 7 years of age doing these classes featured on a news item uploaded on youtube, so dance classes could be a possibility when he gets to that age.
You could also start thinking about how to get him involved in life-skills. Things like cooking and cleaning. My mum started me on baking when I was 5 or so, helping with Christmas cakes, mince-pies and muffins. Make a game of doing the laundry. That's probably something he could do now.
But ultimately just stay involved, supportive and interested.
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