My daughter just turned 4 and has been able to write her name Emma since she was 3. Just recently when she has wrote it i have noticed she isn't writing her M's properly. Ive tried to help her and show her the correct way of writing them, but she continues to write them like an n and no matter what i say or do to try and help. she will not write them as an m. When she or i get frustrated we stop, and i only try to help her when she asks for help, or when she initiates writing her name first. Is this something to be worried about?
I that is totally normal. I wouldn't push it. You want her to enjoy learning how to read and write so if you are pushing it on her and correcting her, she may become frustrated and not want anything to do with it.
I am no expert. You could ask your pediatrician to be sure no cognitive issues, but... My instinct tells me to leave it alone. She is still young and you don't want to turn her off to learning/instruction, or make her feel she must be perfect. Chances are she will pick it up later. I see no hurry.
This is totally normal and ok! When children are learning a new skill, they often drop (or seem to "forget") a skill that they previously had. You could print her name (in big dark letters) on a piece of paper and hang it on a wall so she can see it regularly, and put her name at the top of all her paintings and drawings. She'll come back to it soon enough. My six year old recently started printing his "y" backwards in his name, and he's been writing his name for three years! But he is learning to read and spends a lot of time and energy reading everything he sees, I know he will turn the y around again once reading comes more naturally.
I would let her be. My friends daughter went through this, she changed how she wrote her n's making it an m (opposite of your daughter), because to her it looked prettier. LOL She will come back to it.
If you don't see major red flags anywhere else (such as a vision issue or trouble holding objects), then ignore it. She's trying to be perfect and she can't be. Also, she is growing, her muscles are developing, all kinds of bodily changes are occurring. It is not important at all that she be able to write her name. Tell her it's beautiful just the way she does it, don't help her "correct" anything - she's 4 and she doesn't need to worry about this. By the time she gets it all worked out, the school will put her on a computer keyboard and she'll never hold a pencil again anyway LOL!
No, nothing to worry about. Let her do it how she wants or ask her if she wants you to check it. She is learning a lot now. Her writing/spelling may get worse before it gets better (in a couple years). Admire what she does well or the positive points (e.g., a beautiful letter E) and leave the rest alone. Too much criticism and she will stop writing altogether.
There is usually some regression involved in every milestone. I would not make too much of it. Like you said, she ALREADY knows the right way, but to HER it's not always about the RIGHT way, it's about how she feels like doing it at any given moment.
She'll go back to the right way, don't worry.
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She is developing somewhere else right now. I phrase it like this...he had a growth spurt and now he's having a brain spurt. Windows open then they close so another skill can be learned. Eventually the window to name writing will open again but right now it's closed. Just take it easy and let her write however. She will not be doing it in school when she finally starts kindergarten.
My 5yo was writing her name correctly for a year and at her school conference I noticed she had written it backwards several times. The teacher said it was totally normal developmentally. She is now back to writing it correctly. I wouldn't worry, especially at this age.
I would totally ignore it when she does it... you've already corrected her, and the more you remind her, the longer it may take her to switch back - at least that's how my stubborn kids would react! BUT if she asks you if it's correct, I would tell her no, and gently remind her. I'd be curious to see if she does it for all m's or just the ones in her name - maybe prompt her to write other words, like Mommy, and see what she does. And do point out M's (and other letters) when you see them, so that she notices the difference on her own, without you being too pushy about it! : )
