My daughter was 4 when she started Kindergarten. It was amazing! She too the seperation just fine, it was only half days in the pm. She was so eager to go to school, never wanted to miss any time. She soaked up every piece of information they gave her. It was terrific for her. She graduates next year at 17yrs old, so when she starts college in the fall she will still be 17.
Kindergarten Question
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Sue Setiadji
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Im a ditto of Sheri - I started young and always wonder if maturity would have helped when I hit high school; - I was so under developed physically and emotionally it always seemed like a struggle - I didnt fully regain confidence until I left and started working.
The challenges are rarely academic they are far more likely to be social in nature - dealing with relationships, peer pressure and playground antics are the experiences that make the age differences more obvious.
While you have to go with your gut - this is what I always say to my preschool parents:
I have never heard anyway regret holding a child back to start a little later but I have had many always wondering if they made the right decision sending them early - I know I always questioned that decision when my mother made it for me!
If you want to assess emotional readiness then having a good look at the current peer relationships your child has is worthwhile - which age range is your child most comfortable and confident playing with - who do they interact with positively and with the least amount of conflict.
I think children are capable of learning to read and write much younger than school starts - sadly that doesnt always equate to them being ready for school.
Good luck with the decision - its not always an easy one!!
The challenges are rarely academic they are far more likely to be social in nature - dealing with relationships, peer pressure and playground antics are the experiences that make the age differences more obvious.
While you have to go with your gut - this is what I always say to my preschool parents:
I have never heard anyway regret holding a child back to start a little later but I have had many always wondering if they made the right decision sending them early - I know I always questioned that decision when my mother made it for me!
If you want to assess emotional readiness then having a good look at the current peer relationships your child has is worthwhile - which age range is your child most comfortable and confident playing with - who do they interact with positively and with the least amount of conflict.
I think children are capable of learning to read and write much younger than school starts - sadly that doesnt always equate to them being ready for school.
Good luck with the decision - its not always an easy one!!
ditzyscrap
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Oh, I also wanted to say that there were other factors into sending Mason to school while he was still 4. He needed to develop some peer relationships, he was used to being around adults his entire life (doctors, nurses, etc), but preschool wasn't an option for us since I don't drive and they don't bus to preschool from here. Also Mason was BEGGING to go to school since he was 3, lol. And the biggest reason was because the school we were sending him to has split classes, so if he started late he would share a classroom with his sister every other year (when she's in grade 1, he'd be in her class as a grade 2, etc).