My 4 year old son is drawing peoples faces upside down. He makes a circle, puts two more circles for eyes at the bottom, then a nose on top and a smile on top of that. He has done this over and over again. Is this indicative of any sort of visual or processing anomaly? I'm not necessarily worried...more curious. Thanks
2007-08-19 03:28:06 · 6 answers · asked by Liesl W 2 in Health ➔ Optical
I know you're not necessarily worried, but to assure you....this is totally normal.http://www.scholastic.com/earlylearner/experts/learning/3_5_drawupsidedown.htm
My son drew faces upside down. I was never worried about it either. I thought they were beautiful drawings. Get some colored construction paper and different colored crayons and let him draw to his little heart's content. I still have my son's upside down drawings and he is 12 now. I loved them so much and they were quite good. It showed an artsy impressionest side-- unique and different. That is what was so great about his drawings.....don't think too much they just draw and thats what made them so special to me. As I said, my son is twelve now and very smart, outgoing and athletic. His drawing upside down is completely normal.
2007-08-19 04:26:30 · answer #1 · answered by lemondrop 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand you feel obligated to help him. But, I say set an ultimatum. He's gotta get his act together by a certain deadline. And lay down some rules. He needs to chip in, get the pets out of there, clean the basement, show some respect and/or find a job closer to home or move closer to his job. I mean just tell him how's it gonna be. He has no choice. He can move out and be homeless or simply do what you request which would be the best thing for the both of you.
2016-05-17 07:15:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, although I know small children who have written there names backwards and upside down for a few months, and they eventually just get over it. It just depends.
2007-08-19 03:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be an indication of some neurological problem, or it could just be that he is expressing himself artistically. It's probably the former, so you should have him tested.
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2007-08-19 03:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know , take him to an eye doctor to check his eyes , then to a psychiatrist
2007-08-19 03:40:13 · answer #5 · answered by hasafer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe nothing...maybe a perceptual problem.
definitely not an "eye" or "vision" problem.
2007-08-19 09:17:08 · answer #6 · answered by princeidoc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋