I posted on here a while ago and got some really helpful advice on a similar issue, so I'm trying what worked before
I need to replace a programme we've been going to 1-2 times/week that my kid has out-grown. I'm looking for suggestions for a structured programme for the two of us. (We live in a big city.)
DS9mos is precocious but asynchronous (already -- ummmmmm....). He does not suffer dissapointment or bordom gladly, and I can't keep him entertained at home. He is minimally creative (trailing end of age categories, sometimes well behind, with the odd time when he does a random thing waaay ahead of the curve & usually only once), but incredibly inquisitive, insanely sociable, has a crazy memory, likes numbers (a lot), and is very clingy. Noteably, he does not parallel play much -- he wants to play WITH other kids. He very much likes 30-90 min structured programmes, and seems to want one about every other day.
He doesn't fit into 0-12 mo programmes at all. He's better in 0-18 mo stuff, but not great. The parallel play thing is an issue, as he sometimes really scares other kids, and he spends almost the whole time trying to engage them. He's reaching enough in toddler programmes that I tend to get told he doesn't belong there, either (the average age is over 2 yrs, so I'm inclines to agree, even if it feels like the best fit to us) the putting stuff in his mouth issue is a big one there. He likes story tellers, concerts, & magicians, but in our area they all say 3yrs+ (except in one club we belong to, but that's irregular).
So, he's not quite a typical baby, but he's not a toddler yet.
He does really well in swimming (which is very individualized), and he likes my ren-dance class. He also likes the 30min planetarium show... but that's basically TV.
Thanks!
-Micheala
**All the standard disclaimers about him being really young apply
