I am a Loving Nurturing Mother/Homemaker. My 3yr old is in Head Start. On her age level Brigance test she made a 91% out of 100%. The highest in her age group and higher than some of the other students in the 4yr old group. She has been moved up to the 4yr old group-I'm very happy to announce. Everyday that I take her to Head Start school. Where I am the Parent Policy Council Rep. and commited volunteer. I don't feel that I am just throwing her away in anyway. In fact, along with everything I'm unconditionally teaching her, am helping my childs develop mentally, socially, physically and emotionally for the many stages of her life.
A Loving Nurturing Mother
2006-09-25 10:56:40 · 13 answers · asked by MsLilac30 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
First of all, I have never heard anyone bad mouth the Head Start programs. You may have heard people bad mouthing because you are close to the program. No matter what, don't worry about those people, they are ignorant and possibly jealous that your daughter is so bright. Keep up the good work with your daughter. There should be more mothers out there just like you.
2006-09-25 11:49:17 · answer #1 · answered by Kim M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people have a perception that Head Start families tend to be trash. and their kids brats. Or that the families are dirty! Smelly! Dumb! Ghetto! Unappreciative! Never mind the fact that most Head Starts that are following federal standards (soounds like yours) have some of the highest quality programming out there! (p.s., and if your child is getting a 91% on the Brigance, you are doing something right as mom, your child's first teacher. keep up the good work!)( my 3's last year scored between 17% to a high of 91%, it is rare to see a higher score in the begining of the year.)
2006-09-25 11:46:18 · answer #2 · answered by Bobbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not a parent, just a teenager but my mom didn't start us in school until we were like 6 and then she thrust us directly into first grade. Her philosophy is that we are kids once and should play for as long as we can. To me 3 yrs seems kind of young. Heck I didn't start mingling with other kids other then my brothers and sisters until i was 6 and I turned out just fine, and really smart.
I don't think there is a right or wrong answer. Its the parents preference. Thats just my experience though.
2006-09-25 11:07:17 · answer #3 · answered by bartathalon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would never have thought that anyone bad mouthed a mom who gave her kid any schooling that she could. My girls are in head start and kindergarten, and Both loved head start. I believe that it is a great way to start your children on having a successful life. I also volunteer alot of my time at her school. And find it to be a great experience for 3 and 4 year old kids. Especially for those kids who do not speak English!!! I praise you!!! Keep up the great work. Also check out http://www.readysetschool.org My kids are in the video they offer. They give you many great ideas to also help our kids prosper before they are introduced to kindergarten.
oops the right address is:
http://www.readysetschool.org
.ORG NOT .COM
2006-09-25 11:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by sr22racing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that Head Start is an excellent program...my oldest son (now 14 yrs old) was in it...because I was a single mom at the time...You're doing the right thing...and Head Start should be a requirement for some of these kids that arent ready for kindergarten..! Pat yourself on the back!!! GOOD FOR YOU!! I taught at Head Start myself...it was a learning experience..
2006-09-25 11:01:39 · answer #5 · answered by just me 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At that age, their imaginations can work overtime. I got my son a 'dream-catcher' when he was a similar age as he too was having bad dreams. We hung it above his bed and talked about how it would 'catch the bad dreams' before they got to his bed. Seemed to work well with him and the bad dreams eventually stopped. Still, constant bad dreams is something to keep an eye on and you really need to watch closely what is going on in her life. Maybe chat to the shared care person - might be something going on there.
2016-03-27 09:28:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are bad mouthing parents because they are jealous. You are giving your daughter the best you can and making strong efforts to get her educated so she won't struggle in life. What is so wrong with that? Sounds like you are doing a great job and there needs to be more parents like you.
2006-09-25 11:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are jealous that you are being offered a low-income program like head start and they have to pay for preschool out of pocket.
2006-09-25 11:17:50 · answer #8 · answered by ChemGeek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put both my kids in head start and I think it did them very well.When they got to kindergarden the teachers were amazed and and thrilled that they knew simple things like how to write their names,and other things,It saved them time so that they could spend it on other kids who needed their help.
2006-09-25 14:10:52 · answer #9 · answered by Mattshottie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iv never heard of this but i say good luck to you from what you say you are giving her the best possible start in life "knowledge" we as parents should do what we see as the best for our children good luck
2006-09-25 11:01:12 · answer #10 · answered by vicky s 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋