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Post by lilmermaid on Apr 2, 2013 8:09:39 GMT -6
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Post by lilmermaid on Apr 2, 2013 8:15:33 GMT -6
I firmly believe in the always follow your gut as a parent! You DO know your child the best, always remember that!
It's surprising to me that parents are waiting a year. I thought we lived in the push, push, push age! I feel most parents want to push their children so much to grow up while the minority wants them to just be kids!
Having my oldest two DDs be end of September birthdays was a huge blessing! DD1 is very emotional and I know if I would have pushed to send her early she would be suffering more. DD2 has speech delays so she has benefited from the extra speech therapy sessions as well as preschool. DD3 is an August 4th birthday but seeing that she has 2 older sisters I'm thinking she will be ready to go. Only time will tell I guess!
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Post by healerarina on Apr 2, 2013 8:29:16 GMT -6
I am on the opposite end of the field. My dd1 was ready to go last year, but her birthday is mid-september. She could really use the early intervention that k-12 offers. I mean she will be 6 a couple days into kindergarten this fall. She is super smart, she will be bored to tears in school.
I will admit she is a little behind in reading, but she has a learning disability. Her preschool just doesn't offer any help with it.
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Post by apryllraye87 on Apr 2, 2013 8:54:55 GMT -6
DS has a July birthday and a lot of people told us to wait but he was getting so antsy in preschool. He's learned so much more since he started Kindergarten and he loves it.
I agree with Lil that you know your child best, it depends on the child but I think if we had waited another year DS would have been bored.. now he's challenged, but not too much.
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Post by dara1012 on Apr 2, 2013 9:12:16 GMT -6
I posted to Lil's FB too on this this topic.....but this is what I wrote last year in May on this site: My DS just turned 4 last month and my mom asked if we were planning to send him to kindergarten after he turns 5 (in fall 2013) or if we will "red-shirt" him and have him start at almost 6 1/2. Before this conversation I have only heard the term "red shirt" to refer to taking a year off from sports in college (usually freshman year) to maintain 4 years eligibility but still be able to practice with the team. But my mom said she has been hearing it more about having kids (particularly boys) start kindergarten at 6 instead of at 5 to give them an athletic advantage through school so they would be the oldest in the class (and presumably bigger, stronger and more coordinated) instead of the youngest in class. Prior to this conversation I had thought that the only reason to have a child start kindergarten at 6 instead of 5 would be academic and/or social. I feel that DS will be ready at 5 to attend kindergarten in academic and social skills. He is on the smaller side of 4 year olds and is by far the smallest on his t-ball team but the team is 4-5 y o and he just turned 4 so there are kids who are almost a full 2 years older than him on his team. Has anyone ever "red-shirted" their child in kindergarten to give them an athletic edge? or an academic edge? Read more: momsofminnesota.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=elem&action=display&thread=1953#ixzz2PJoyxxOMDS will be 5 in 2 weeks he is so ready for kindergarten: socially, academically, physically, etc. but he is in the 50th percentile for height and weight and I have had MANY parents of his preK classmates comment on how "short" or "small" he is, this really bothers me, because he is actually "average" and I also don't want him to feel that there is anything wrong with his height. He will be going to kindergarten because he is ready to go, but that is my decision and not other people's decision. |
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Post by jrose on Apr 2, 2013 10:34:25 GMT -6
DD1 is a September birthday so I really didnt put much thought into it because of the cut off date. DD2 has an August birthday though. DH thinks its best to hold her back a year....I am not so sure. I want to put her in preschool next school year then decide based on how well she would do but he wants to wait another year to put her in preschool (age 5). Our district is also now all day kindergarten and thats another thing I have to think about how she would do going 5 days a week all day. So much to think about! She had her screening today and the lady said she is developing great in all areas and right on track so I think she would do well in school! Hoping DH and I can come to an agreement on the issue.
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Post by healerarina on Apr 2, 2013 11:02:17 GMT -6
I wish we had full day free in our district, but it is $3500/yr for all day kindergarten. Dd1 really needs the pattern and structure school provides. She will be going to half day kindergarten because that is what we can afford. Spring break has been a disaster for her. I am afraid for summer, and the behavior that comes with not having school.
Her preschool is everyday for 2.5 hours, so similar to half day kindergarten. That is the only reason we chose this specific preschool.
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Post by jrose on Apr 2, 2013 13:05:55 GMT -6
We had signed up Dd1 for half day because according to the registration full day still cost a lot so I was confused when we got a letter in the mail saying she was accepted into full day kindergarten. Called the school and they confirmed that was all they offered and at no cost! I heard quite a few districts were making the switch.
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Post by apryllraye87 on Apr 2, 2013 14:21:58 GMT -6
That's awesome Jrose! Ours is about $3,000 for full-time Kindergarten. But since we both work full time it's either that or pay for full day preschool/daycare. They have a charter school near us that does a drawing for all-day Kindergarten at no cost but we didn't get picked.
Oh well, this fall will be 1st grade and the first time we don't have to pay an insane amount for child care in 6 years!
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