My sons are 6 and 3. My 6 year old has been home schooled until now when we have decided to put him in a private school. He helped us make this decision by saying he wanted to go to school with other kids. Last year he didn't want to go to school with others. My 3 year old has some learning and social problems and I would like to home school him for maybe 3 or 4 years. Will this cause jealousy?
2007-01-18 02:40:13 · 11 answers · asked by Married and loving it!!!! 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My 3 year old has major eczema all over and is very shy about it. He also has major food allergies. He is exposed to other people all the time but no preschool will take him because of all his problems. Believe me I checked into it.
2007-01-18 03:26:14 · update #1
i don't' know why everyone is saying he would be jealous...he's 3. i mean he really doesn't NEED to be in school right now, unless its preschool. also if you wait till he's 5 or 6 you can let him decide, like you did your older son. until then, for all he knows he's supposed to be home schooled like his big brother was. its just crazy to think he's gonna get all jealous, again, he's only 3.
2007-01-18 03:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by whosaidthat? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that it will cause jealousy, but if it does become a problem, you can always let him do something special that the other child does not get to do, like art classes or something. You can also have other kids come over to play with him at your house for social skill development. And about the eczema, I understand your situation because my sister and I have it too. But some children do outgrow it as an adult, so there is still hope for that. :)
2007-01-18 03:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by snowangel_az 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your 3 year old has social problems with other kids and you just decide to put your 6 year old in private school then I would think that your 3 year old would be jealous and could cause some problems in the future.
2007-01-18 02:46:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you need to do what's best for each individual child. If your three year old asks why he doesn't go to school too, you could tell him that when his brother was three he was home-schooled also and that's the way it's done in our home. Later he will go to school just like his brother. Make sure your six year old doesn't think that he gets to go to private school because he's better than his brother. If you feel comfortable with your decisions and show that confidence with your sons they won't question it. Good Luck!
2007-01-18 03:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by Kimmi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would. You didn't ellude to what exactly the social problems are, but my take is that maybe he needs to be exposed to other kids/people to help overcome the social problems.
Try putting him in preschool. Or home school him until kindergarden to help him catch up on his learning, but make sure to schedule many extra activities where he can get socialized.
2007-01-18 03:09:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you have to go with your gut here; you know your kids best. I think their eventual resentment because you made the wrong individual decisions for them would be far more powerful than any jealousy issues now.
2007-01-18 07:52:59 · answer #6 · answered by serenity_ii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 09:54:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you let your 3 yr old to make the decision just like your 6 yr old did, you're ok.
2007-01-18 02:44:10 · answer #8 · answered by carangel82 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There's three of us in my family. We rarely all home schooled together. We all survived.
2007-01-18 02:45:09 · answer #9 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep defintly it happened with my brothers my mum put my older brother in because he was struggling my younger brother never really said anythink about it(he is really shy)but as he got older he defintly felt like my mum liked my brother better than him its not neccecarily jealosusy its favouritism if u cant do both dont bother its not worth it good luck
2007-01-18 02:45:44 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ღ☆ shoesaholic ☆ღ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋