Your four year old, sixth month

How your child's developing

Language skills are progressing to near-primary-school proficiency now. Your four year old may learn up to four to six new words every day. His sentences are getting longer and more complex, containing multiple clauses as well as describing words. Four year olds can also reason out hypothetical situations such as, "If this happened, what would you do?"



Your life now

If it's been way too long since you had an evening out with girlfriends, send out an e-mail and get it on your calendar today. And if there's an activity, whether it's shopping, jogging or attending a book club, that you once loved but have let fall by the wayside, it's time to work it back into your life.

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Parent tip: an end to bathtime battles

"I always used to bath Sophie and Harry together because I felt it was easier. But the bigger they got the more they messed around. I dreaded bathing them - they would splash about so much half the water ended up on the floor and instead of it being a calm end to the day I found I was shouting at them and that just made them worse. One day I tried bathing them separately and it was a revelation. No messing about. No water on the floor. Just two calm and happy children (not to mention mummy) ready for bed."

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