My Daughter Is Too Lazy to Write :(

Hi MTR - I know the reason of your daughter being somewhat slow while it comes to writing although she know how to write! She thinks since her mom knows so good to write but isn't writing lately therefore, she should also follow her mom and avoid using her talent. The best way to make her write fast is to start writing yourself so, that would inspire her and she would not leg behind. Just try it..

Congratulation, yours daughters is now going to school. Every child have different learning skill and power. So it is my suggestion let you daughter free to grow in her natural way. Don't insist her to do any thing as per yours will.

Hi mom. I think don't be so worry about it. because there are many kids as students like your doughter. Let we change the label Lazy to write with she is not interest yet to write. I am a teacher of kindergarten. I have many students. We have to know that writing need more energy and attention because it involved some aspect like coordination of hand and visual. to have writing skill, we have to stimulate their soft motoric in their fingers. so they flexible to hold the pencil. we can stimulate motoric aspek by squeeze, tearing,pinching small object with thumbs and index finger and some activity like playing dough, cutting by scissors. maybe a litle hard for little kids using pencil. The other reason, maybe they asked to writing much words and they were bored. is she like to colouring? maybe try to invite her colouring together some picture that she like. writing beautiful letter or writing on whiteboard at home. just step by step and be patient to guide her. try to ask her writing a word that she like or want to know in a day. Hope this can help you mom.

hi mtr, Mom told me that when I was started going to school every words in black board I can read it but the problem is I can't write anything so weird right? I don't know why it is like that, but like other mother mom forced me to write and to write. Maybe you can deal Crystal maybe some sweet threats from you if she will write kisses for her happy mylotting

hi, It’s so nice that she’s off to school and she’s a bright star who doesn’t need extra tutorials. At this early age, they can recite and ado all the verbal stuffs faster than the writing stuffs. Some kids pick up writing faster but not everyone. I would suggest let her take her own time to write. Oh yes, you can encourage each and every word/letter written by her saying she’s really written nice, how about the next one and the next so on. My son was a poor writer (still he’s – now in 6th std.) when he’s in the KG. I always made sure he writes half a page at a time with a gap of half an hour break i made him write the next half. But then the break time was less that way he picked up speed and didn’t feel it’s a burden. Well my daughter did never had an issue with writing.. now she’s in 10th. Oh, don’t be so angry friend to our sweet little darling. take care

Do not forget that children at this age tend to play more and this is their right, they still kids, but for the writing perhaps because it is something new for her, and perhaps with the passage of time will be faster, encourage her.

We have the same situation with my nephew. He's an intelligent little man but he's just too lazy to write as well. He asks me why he needs to write when he remembers everything the teacher tells him anyways!? what logic! Now that he's a level higher, he is indeed improving. Perhaps the teachers are motivating him to write or something because we never do anything of that sort at home to motivate him to write. Perhaps there are kids with problems in that stage but soon they'll get over it. What is the teacher's advise with these types of students? Have a great Mylot experience ahead!

My daughter was never lazy when it comes to writing, she is just a bit slow but with practice she will eventually grow interest mtr, my son is that way too..but with constant encouraging he is into it right now. there are a lot of ways you can make him interested..

My little niece is the same as your daughter. She would recite fluently and draw pictures but when told to write, she would not! I think this happens with all kids and their mother has to be strict about it. I remember how my mother used to make me sit every evening and practice writing. She took great pains to teach me how to write every alphabet to perfection. In fact she would give me a rap on the knuckles if I did not write them nicely. I think she was way to strict and that much is really not required. However, I have benefited in terms of having acquired a very good handwriting which people praise when they see it. I would say all credit goes to my mother but I would still say that she need not have given me those raps. In my opinion your daughter will get used to it over some time. When she finds the lessons in class interesting she will gradually enjoy writing. She probably needs some time.

hello cutie Oh my, I don't know how to help you with this problem. My second child also is a lazy writer during his pre-school. No amount of bribe can make him write, and yes, an angry face can do it. But I also don't like it and it put me in so much stress. So what I did is, I ask his teacher to give him a warning...sounds connivance eh... His teacher told him that if he won't write and do his homeworks she will never let him in the class....that somehow works...

Hi mtr She is too young to understand all that. The good part is that she knows how to write. I am sure she will catch up. And also, she is our next generation who might have been aware that sooner they would stop writing and use computers for that. seriously, my nephew too is quite a lazy person when it comes to writing in the local (regional) language and he was slower earlier in English. I played games with him - the writing ones - like when they would show tom and jerry (our fav on the toon network) - I would ask him how they write Tom or Jerry or even something like - oh, do you know the spelling of a Zebra? I think it is written as Zera or any wrong spelling. He would say the right one as he knows, and then I would ask him to write it out for me. Sometimes, I would write wrong spellings and he would say - oh so you dont even know this one! Kids can be really cute and involving at times and would always do what they feel comfortable with. So we have to identify their comfort zone and make them feel important many a times. I would also agree with Viju's response above at #1. But I am sure you would have tried those

We are in the same dilemma right now, I hope someone here especially the "veteran parents" can give us tips and suggestions to make our kids take interest in writing school works. :)

mtr, sad to hear about this, but most of the kids are in this sort. It is not easy to teach lessons to the little kids who are in kinder garden. We must have lot of patience and endurance to teach them. The mother of the kids must give their utter most to teach the lessons to them. Now both of my sons are in Kinder garden classes and my wife struggling a lot with them to teach their lessons and home work. Both of my sons are smart and good students, but they are very much interested in playing than studying, as they are in childhood days and playing is essential for them, but too much of playing will spoil their studies. My elder son is not interested in writing home work, every day my wife will offer chocolate to him after finishing his home work, he will do his home work to get the chocolate. I saw some parents are beating the kids whoever don't do the homework, but it is not a good way. We don't beat or blame the little kids, as they don't know anything and don't have any maturity, we must struggle a lot to guide them in a good way and teach the lessons to them. We must spend most of our time with them and turn as a child (their friend) to make them to get interest with their studies. In fact we must write a lot to made them to write. This is my wife's quote and she is using this way to teach our kids.