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RayRay13
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DD hand and arm flailing
Hi all,
I have a question/concern about my almost 4 year old daughter. When she's happy/excited, she sometimes flails her arms and hands and keeps her mouth open. It lasts 5-10 seconds and honestly, I wasn't concerned about it because she is an absolute amazing child. Today, her pre-school teacher told me that other students were mimicking the motion. Not to make fun of her, but just because she was doing it.
I'm concerned as she gets older that kids will pick in her for it. Has anyone else's child done this? Our pediatrician said to leave it alone and when she's older if it's still an issue we can have her go to behavioral therapy to try to change the motion to a smaller one. But should I do anything about it now?? Thanks so much
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KarenK122
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DD hand and arm flailing
She is 4 and is just excited. Alot of kids do hand movements when excited. Have you asked her not to do it and to do something else instead if she's excited? I wouldn't worry about it and if she is still doing it when she starts K then work on behavior redirection. For now, she's probably just being a 4 year old.
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| Posted 3/31/17 5:27 PM |
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olive98
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DD hand and arm flailing
Lol I do this when I'm excited. I don't think you should worry about this at all. She is just reacting naturally and I would let her be. Kids make fun oh well...They will find something to make fun of anyway.
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| Posted 3/31/17 6:10 PM |
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lululu
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Re: DD hand and arm flailing
I would not draw attention to it. She will probably outgrow it but even if she doesn't I think it will be fine. My son has a lot of odd behaviors. He's in 3rd grade and we thought by now people would be making fun of him left and right but not a peep about any of it! Things are different today because kids are so aware of anti-bullying policies. We figure if kids start making fun of him later on he will either adjust his behavior on his own or deal with getting picked on. Honestly everyone gets picked on for something at some point. It's not the end of the world.
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| Posted 3/31/17 6:52 PM |
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luvbuffet
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Re: DD hand and arm flailing
That's how I react when dh comes home with a cupcake. If I'm really excited I shake my right leg and arm. Dh makes fun of me all the time.
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gina409
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Re: DD hand and arm flailing
Posted by KarenK122
She is 4 and is just excited. Alot of kids do hand movements when excited. Have you asked her not to do it and to do something else instead if she's excited? I wouldn't worry about it and if she is still doing it when she starts K then work on behavior redirection. For now, she's probably just being a 4 year old.
This. Maybe direct her to start clapping instead
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starlitdragon
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Re: DD hand and arm flailing
Posted by gina409
Posted by KarenK122
She is 4 and is just excited. Alot of kids do hand movements when excited. Have you asked her not to do it and to do something else instead if she's excited? I wouldn't worry about it and if she is still doing it when she starts K then work on behavior redirection. For now, she's probably just being a 4 year old.
This. Maybe direct her to start clapping instead
This is what I was going to say. And honestly this is probably what a behaviorist would suggest.
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| Posted 4/1/17 7:56 AM |
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DD hand and arm flailing
Jack my son does this too. At almost 3. I'm letting it go.
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| Posted 4/1/17 8:35 AM |
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My sister in law did that her whole childhood and even now they tease her that her that they see signs of her wanting to do it when she's excited about something lol. And she's perfectly normal by the way
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| Posted 4/2/17 12:01 AM |
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mjane999
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DD hand and arm flailing
Does she have any other issues that you are concerned about like delayed speech or frequent meltdowns? If so, better to get assistance now and take care of the issues while she is young. Pediatricians are not experts at everything. Have her evaluated by CPSE for peace of mind. If it's just this behavior, then as PP said, try to model a different action for when she is happy.
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Chai77
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Re: DD hand and arm flailing
Posted by mjane999
Does she have any other issues that you are concerned about like delayed speech or frequent meltdowns? If so, better to get assistance now and take care of the issues while she is young. Pediatricians are not experts at everything. Have her evaluated by CPSE for peace of mind. If it's just this behavior, then as PP said, try to model a different action for when she is happy.
I completely agree with this.
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| Posted 4/2/17 7:05 PM |
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RayRay13
LIF Infant
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DD hand and arm flailing
Thank you everyone. She doesn't display any other issues. I think I'll just leave her alone and see what happens. She's a happy, smart kid and I don't want to make her feel like what she's doing is wrong.
Thank you so much for all of your input. I really appreciate it!
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