LilBit320

Just curious about other people's perspective on it.

I have a 5 y/o son who will be registering for kindergarten next month to start in the fall. He is a young 5 with extremely poor fine motor skills. He is very bright - knows his numbers, letters, colors, shapes, and has an excellent vocabulary, but seems to have some sensory issues. Does not color or draw, much less write his name. He has only just started feeding himself with a spoon, although he's been using a fork for a while. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can work on this with him without forcing him or making it traumatic. Maybe some fun activities I could do with him at home that would help improve his fine motor skills. He does not have any diagnosis as his previous pediatrician kept saying he's just immature when he wasn't meeting milestones. I had a very hard time potty training him, and was not able to get him into pre-k, so he is less prepared than other children for kindergarten, and the standards are much higher than when I was kid.

My 5 yo son is terrified of the clippers, so I've decided that I won't do that to him anymore. My mom insists that's the way to go because that's how all the boys are wearing their hair, and he won't fit in with a different hairstyle. I see boys with other hairstyles all the time, but she insists that I am wrong. Any advice out there?