Parent Teacher Conferences.....Excuse me while I brag about my kid a little

...were last week, however I couldn't go b/c of all the illness that was going on with me. However they did send home his sheet so we could see how he is doing.

To Learn About Self and Others:
"Landen is comfortable exploring new situations. He is beginning to express his feelings & with a little prompting he recognizes his peers' emotions. Landen is able to engage in play with others & group activities. He can also do personal care tasks."

To Learn About Moving:
"Landen is easily able to balance while moving his arms & legs& uses hand-eye coordination for increasingly complex tasks."

To Learn About the World:
"Landen is very good at continuing an activity despite distractions. He is curious about how objects work & begins to group them by similarities. He is beginning to use pretend play & trial & error to solve a problem."

To Learn About Communicating:
"Landen becomes very engaged in books & realizes pictures hold meaning. He is able to understand simple directions & stories & uses small phrases. Landen will imitate conversations using words."

Favorite Activities & Special Interests:
Landen really enjoys playing with animals & reading/looking at books. He also likes the sensory table."

Situations or Experiences that Cause Distress:
"Landen becomes distressed when peers interfere with his play & toys."


** So...all in all I think this is a great report! The last one is something that doesn't surprise me. He does have a hard time sharing and doesn't usually like to be bothered when playing, but will usually share when is asked. So I am pretty dang proud of my lil punk-rocker kid."