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Kissy331
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Re: Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
Definitely a personal decision but as a SAHM myself, I did not enroll my oldest until he was 3 & that was a slow separation class to start the process. We did it for 6 months & when it ended we enrolled him in sports for another 6 months. He will enter pre-k in September.
My youngest will not be attending anything until he is going into pre-k. I think its a lot of $$ & not necessary until.age 4 unless you are working.
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Re: Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
we tried with DS at 2.5 and he was not ready. he hated it and DH was not allowed to leave. We tried for 4 months and he was just not ready so we pulled him out.
at 3.5 he started Nursery school (somewhere different) and he LOVED it. he would wake up excited to go. he went 3 days a week for 2.5 hours.
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| Posted 8/20/13 3:30 PM |
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dlj97
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Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
DD1 turned 2 in June and she is starting in Sept 2 days a week for 4 hours each day. I am a FTWM and DDs are with a nanny, and I pay my nanny the same whether DD is home or at school, so for me it is not about child care. I think a few hours a week of separation is good for everyone. I want DD to socialize with other kids without mommy there and I want her to learn and develop. IMO it isn't too early for that.
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| Posted 8/20/13 3:41 PM |
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mosh913
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Re: Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
I think it depends in your child. I've read articles on how kids don't need it. My DS will be 2 1/2 at the end of September. He is goin to a program 2 days a week, 9-12. I KNOW he is going to freak and I am dreading it, I'm a FTWM and he's with grandparents all week. I thought a little hit of socialization and more stimulation would be good for him. If I were home, it might be a different story.
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| Posted 8/20/13 3:57 PM |
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MrsA1012
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Re: Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
Posted by MrsO
I think its to young and not necessary especially since you are doing nursery and library classes already.
Wait another year and enjoy some non structured time.
I agree.
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| Posted 8/20/13 4:54 PM |
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Re: Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
I am sending DD (she was 2 the end of May) for 2 days, 3 hour morning sessions in Sept. It's a place that offers day care and nursery school. I want her to socialize more and learn about rules. Plus she needs to start seperating from just family. Also, it will give my Mom (who watcher her plus my nieces and nephews) a little break those 2 mornings. Academically she is leap and bounds ahead of where she "should" be so this is really about play and social stuff for her. I was very torn but found a place very close to home and I know it will be good for her....hard for me to drop her there, though!!
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| Posted 8/20/13 5:48 PM |
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Melmel821
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Re: Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
I'm not sure where you are but CFA in smithtown / hauppague has a separation class that may be more what you are looking for. Maybe check out options like that.
www.familycfa.com
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| Posted 8/20/13 6:33 PM |
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Ltdentway99
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Re: Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
Posted by MrsA1012
Posted by MrsO
I think its to young and not necessary especially since you are doing nursery and library classes already.
Wait another year and enjoy some non structured time.
I agree.
I agree too! When I was little my mom was home with me. We went to the pool, duck pond, etc. I feel like things were simpler then. I went to nursery school at 3, camp at 5. Before the age of three children don't really socialize. They do parallel play.
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| Posted 8/20/13 9:15 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: Pre school or not? Still can't decide!
Posted by BriBri2u
I have a very good friend who has been a kindergarten teacher for over 12 years now and she always says that a month into the school year and you can barely identify the kids who went to school before kindergarten vs the ones who didn't. Both their social and learning skills all even out.
ITA with this. I taught Kindergarten and there was no discernible difference between the PreK kids and non PreK kids after a few weeks. Almost all of the kids in my class excelled and many did even better than the PreK kids from the get go. I think a child's natural intelligence is a much bigger factor in their school performance and achievement than whether or not they attended PreK.
There is nothing wrong with PreK by any means but it's not this necessary "must" that everyone thinks it is. Kindergarten has changed since we were kids but its not completely unrecognizable from what you remember and even if your kid went in cold, knowing nothing (which is rarely the case) they would survive and do fine.
I am a SAHM now and I didn't send my DD to PreK and I do not regret my decision. She starts Kindergarten next month and she's more than ready. For one, I couldn't justify spending hundreds of dollars a month on PreK when I'm a certified PreK-6 teacher. It just seemed ridiculous to me to pay for something I was more than capable of teaching her. I chose to instead enroll her in other things that gave her the opportunity to learn in a non formal school setting while also teaching her how to take direction, listen, cooperate, share,follow rules and routines, etc.
She did Mommy and Me classes, separation classes, dance classes, farm classes, library classes, etc. I just felt that these types of experiences were better for her at this age then a formal school setting. She'll be in school for years, she didn't need "school" at age 3 and 4.
I think it's a personal choice and there is no one right way to handle it. Every child has different needs and you need to do what's best for your kid. For my DD, I didn't feel PreK was a necessity.
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