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I've been blogging elsewhere recently at the invitation of Donna Conner, author of Homeschooling Only One and owner of the HOO Message Board. She writes a weekly column for HSB's Front Porch, which appears on Fridays.
So, to check out my recent blog posts, take a look here. Or, read one of the posts as my "most recent entry" on this blog - dated November 15th.
I'm terribly grateful to Donna for asking me to stand-in for her for a couple of weeks. What fun!
Feb. 1, 2007 - playtime
My son (age 5) is an only child. We homeschool him and he is doing exceptionally well in all areas of academics. However, he does not seem the least bit interested in "pretend play" and when I suggest he go play in his room he really seems at a loss. He has all sorts of blocks, pretend play sets (Noah's Ark, a castle with little people, etc.) but he just isn't interested much in them. Once in a while I can get him involved if I ask him to build a hotel with his blocks, or a zoo with his toy animals. Mostly, he wants to just read, "sit and think" (his words), or make things. He is incredibly creative and will spend hours inventing a game or writing a story. He also is totally disinterested in peer interaction. He tends to act as though other children his age are something akin to a virus! He will tolerate them, but rarely interacts with them unless absolutely necssary. The only exception to this is if he is interacting with just one other child that he knows well. Is this normal for an only child his age? Any comments would be appreciated by another parent of an only! Thanks, Lisa
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