Should I start or Should I wait?

Question

My son's turning four next week, and I 'm hesitant about sending him to school and should br having a baby aroung the time he starts and I don't have a car and schools are too far. Should I send him anyway or could he wait till he's five?

Answer 1

Why don't you have a car? Don't send him away. You got too much going on and no car. What would you do if he got sick at school and you had no way to go pick him up?

Answer 2

You should start sending your son to school right now. By the time you br a baby your son will be five. And during the year you will have all the exercises wanted by you since you donot have a car..Moreover there will be a sufficient difference of 5 years between the two children. There will be smooth development of the second child in the company of the older one.

Answer 3

It really depends on how he is doing socially and emotionally. If he can follow directions, respects adults, make friends, join in a group, express himself clearly through words rather than tears, and has A LOT of exposure to other children (several days a week), and groups of children, then he should be fine.

Academic success has nothing to do with readiness. Many parents feel their child should know the curriculum before they start school. It's like learning German before you take a German class. He should have some basic skills: hold a pencil in an orthodox way, recognize his name, write his name (upper case first letter followed by lower case), knows 8 basic colors, cuts with scissors, know some numbers and some letter sounds, dress himself, take care of bathroom needs. Here’s a list of some more readiness skills http://www.srvusd.k12.ca.us/schools/REGISTRATION_INFORMATION/KINDERGARTEN/Kindergarten_Readiness_Skills/

If you feel he is lacking in any of these areas, I do think that a part time preschool is a good idea. Maybe he can go 2 1/2-3 hours 4 days a week. Many Montessori schools offer this option. It will give him a chance to practice some of the readiness skills and give him a jump start in to kindergarten. Good luck!

Answer 4

**Please read** Wait until he's five and have another good year with him. OR you could just teach him at home so you could be with him all the time. That's what my mom did and I loved it. I'm now 20 and have no regrets. You could just keep him home and teach him kindgarten, then send him to publice school in the 1st grade. This would get him acustom to listening to adults and also learning, since you had personal, one on one experience with him at such a young age....plus you will get to stay home and experience another year with your babies.
***TO THE PERSON"S REPONSE ABOVE MINE>>>>>I *NEVER* had to go to school before Kindergarden....what are you talking about? I start school fresh out of turning 5 years old and did AWESOME...it is NOT nessescary to send them to pre pre school first....do what is best because you know your child the best.

Answer 5

Send your child to school! Is this his first year? Children should have 2 years of preschool prior to starting Kindergarten.

Answer 6

Most people wait till their kids are 6... Unless you mean preschool and in that case it really isn't necesary. Look at books to teach him what he needs for starting kindergarten, or if he is in daycare they will teach him all he needs to know. Be patient, let him learn, if you put him to school too early he could have problems.

Answer 7

Send him to KG when he's 5. If you work with him on his letters and numbers and learning to cut and stuff he doesn't really need to go to preschool. I had my oldest reading at a first grade level before he went to KG. My current Kindergartener knew all her letters and sounds and was pretty good with her numbers by the time she started KG.

Answer 8

if you can get him to school, you should send him because you will be tired with the new baby and maybe can get a nap while he is at school if you can possibly figure out how to get him to school. And how will you get him to school next year when he is 5?

Answer 9

Home school. In my small town their is a on line school for parents of small kids to do work at home with MOM. I would Home School at least the first year.

Answer 10

if you dont feel comfortable then dont send him . go ahead and keep him home another year . what kind of school is he starting ? if he does start it could give you a break while he is at school .