If your kid mistakes a V for a W, an R for a P, or a D for an F, don\u2019t sweat it at all. Always be encouraging, telling your child how cool it is that he\u2019s working on reading letters at all \u2013 then point out what the right answers are in the most positive way possible!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s “Ask the Doctor +\u00a0the Dad” question comes from a parent with big concerns about her little kiddo: At age 3, is it concerning when a child can’t recognize letters? My son\u2019s preschool teacher mentioned that other kids in the class already know them. I have an older child, but I can’t remember when she […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[28,31,34],"class_list":["post-2694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask","tag-letters","tag-reading","tag-school"],"yoast_head":"\n