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My daughter is 4 yrs old and she is a normal healthy child, 6 months back her preschool teacher called me to tell me that her motor skills are not well developed and I need to do some work with work with her at home too, while I was concerned, I was not really worried..afterall she is so small..

3 months back her teacher informed me that they have started doing phonic sounds at school but she is quite inconsistent and keeps forgetting, well again I thought she is still small and I did not want to worry and stress her out.

but now they have started writing in school and though she is able to trace on the dotted lines, if I ask her to do without the dotted lines, she is clueless on how to go about. I mean I dont expect her to write the perfect number/alphabet but surely I expected to write atleast something looking similar but she just couldnt do anything....

I know she is still small, but at this rate she is already behind other children her age and I am worried of how she will be able to catch up later. What shd I do?? Do u think there is a problem here or shd I just let it be and she will snap out of this...she hates to do any work which requires her to think....

She is probably not used to writing opposed to drawing which is more fun.

Perhaps you could make learning a bit more fun for her? Using pictures or even colours and coloured pens to let her write? Writing alone is boring..so colours may generate her interest in writing.

Hi there-agree your daughter is still very young so don't be too alarmed yet. I have a son with special needs who is also 4 and have some useful contacts if you would like to take your concerns further.

Thank you for your replies. I hope abby is right and it's just that she hates to write. Actually it's the preschool who makes her do all her worksheets and not me as she refuses to sit to work with me, I am going to try to make her to like doing things...

With due respect to all special needs children, it is scary when u think abt it for your own child specially because other than academic, there is no such problem I can see. But, I suppose if there is a problem it is best that we detect it earlier than later and hence I posted this message. So, yes brightongal do give me your contact list it's always good to have it handy and also at some point get her checked and know either ways.

Hi hopefully it will all be OK but I have started taking my son to Dynamics which is based in the Forum Mall on Orchard Road. They have a website www.dynamics.com.sg so see what you think. Hopefully everything is fine but just wanted to let you know there are some good places here if it comes to the need for intervention.