At what age?

Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2012, 2:27 pm Post subject: At what age?

At what age did you find that:
1) your child did his brachos alone most of the time?
2) shema and mode ani in the morning alone, without being reminded?
3) shema at night without being reminded?
4) read Hebrew slowly but reasonably slowly, not megaaa slowly?

I am interested in a various array of answers, from all types of education.
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depnds on the kid for sure, but average:
1) 5
2) & 3) I keep reminding them until they go to bed themselves (around 11)
4) 7-ish

Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2012, 4:12 pm Post subject: re: At what age?

Mati is too young, except for maybe the first item.

Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2012, 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: At what age?

Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2012, 4:42 pm Post subject: re: At what age?

#1 - about age 3
#2 - depends on the personality - I think age 4/5
#3 - 3
#4 - depends on the child

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My DS is 7 and doesnt do those things, but I find that several of his friends do - I think it depends on the kid

Posted: Tue, Jun 19 2012, 6:11 pm Post subject: re: At what age?

Alone as in not reminded.

I asked out of curiosity but also since Mati is my first, I dont have a comparison point.

I sometimes have to remind her to do her brachos on food, for example. When reminded she knows which one to do unless it's a weird item. And she reads very slowly one syllable after another but again I can't compare to other kids.