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| I depends on if the child is ready, for mine I'm planning on being a sahm until he goes to school full time, I hope. |
| posted by Chelle on 02/09/2008 09:51 AM |
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| sending child at 2 is great they get to interact with other kids own age and start learning how to express feelings even if only going 2-3 days a week for 2-5 hrs a day. |
| posted by Jamie on 02/10/2008 10:59 PM |
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| I don't think that all kids need to go to preschool. If they are learning the same things at home and go to play groups, etc. then why send them. |
| posted by on 02/12/2008 01:09 PM |
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| I would agree that it depends on if the child is ready. I know several people who sent their kids at age 2 or 3 and ended up pulling them out part way through the year because they weren't adjusting to the environment. Our older daughter will only attend one year of preschool before entering kindergarten this fall but now that we've been through the process and know what to expect we might send our younger daughter to 2 years of preK. |
| posted by Lindsey on 02/13/2008 01:40 PM |
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| We plan on age 4 unless he seems ready at 3. |
| posted by Melinda on 02/20/2008 11:44 AM |
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| I also think it depends on the child. |
| posted by Melissa on 02/21/2008 04:45 PM |
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| I don't really believe in preschool. I believe in having fun and learning through play and not putting this whole acheivement craze on them that we seem to believe is ok now. I remember being just a kid for those years, and it was great and I have a college degree. My four cousins never went to preschool and they all have college degrees and two of them have Masters. Of course, if you don't have the luxury of staying home, this doesn't apply. |
| posted by Erin on 03/01/2008 08:23 AM |
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| Preschool isn't necessarily for every child or every parent. I feel preschool is vital for success at school only if a child isn't getting any stimulation or learning at home. Preschool will then give that child a jumpstart on learning. Most kids won't need this because they are learning with their parents and/or at DayCare providers. Of course, this is just my opinion on the topic. |
| posted by Angela on 03/01/2008 09:34 AM |
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| i think that a child should actually start preschool at 4 but parents can always start teaching little things like abc's and 123's at any age. |
| posted by on 03/01/2008 12:41 PM |
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| it depends on the child and the parents' financial situation. |
| posted by mom on 03/18/2008 08:26 PM |
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| I don't really think pre-school is necessary for every child. I never went to pre-school and I never had a problem with school, and I even graduated from college. My little girl is not even two yet but she can count (to an extent) and is starting to learn her abc's and colors and knows please and thank you. Isn't that what they teach in pre-school? Also, she goes to a sitter a few hours a week so she gets the stimulation of other kids and sharing. |
| posted by Katie on 06/08/2008 10:22 AM |
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| Most of what the child learns in "Pre-school" situations is socialization with their peers. I firmly believe that it depends on the child. I think if you have more than one at home, whether the kids know it or not, they are learning how to interact with children close to their own age most times. A singleton may need pre-school more due to less opportunity to interact with others in a more structured setting. My child is 3.5 and is starting "school" this August. Just 3 half days a week, just to make transition into full time school easier for him. I don't think their going to teach him more than I can teach him at home concerning his name, colors, numbers, shapes and such. However, they will introduce him to things that I can't as he is my one and only. We are members of a great play group and the YMCA so he has interaction with kids but this will be more structured and, I think, he'll need and want the boundaries. We'll see. |
| posted by Michelle on 06/22/2008 08:35 AM |
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| well it depends on the child, if they seem gifted then I would say early but otherwise you don't want them to be burnt out on school before they even really start. I think that with being a S.A.H.M I can teach him the basics, ABC's, 123's and so on. Or even if you aren't a S.A.H.M you should be able to teach your child those things before hand...that way they are a little ahead or it will make things a bit easier. |
| posted by Amers on 07/02/2008 02:13 PM |
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| I am a SAHM of 2 year old twins and I plan on preschool this fall. I think it is very important that they learn to interact with other kids their age as well as take direction from someone other than me. |
| posted by sonya on 07/03/2008 11:28 AM |
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| I think preschool is a good thing..Cause its teachs interaction with other kids and gets them use to not being with us all the time...I love my son to death hes my world but i think preschool will be a good thing for him when he gets old enoug to go.. |
| posted by Nikki on 11/01/2008 06:43 AM |
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| All depends on if their ready, some are ready at 2 and some are ready at 3 closer to 4. My 5 year old didn't go to preschool, but that was only due to she had some delay at 3 and went to a certain type of class. My 3 year old, my middle child I can so see her ready for some type of school and she's not old enough for kinder. An not too young for preschool, and odds are she'll do GREAT in it. The thing is for us here, it costs and if it doesn't you have to sign up calling the school since they fill up fast. |
| posted by Martica on 11/04/2008 07:49 PM |
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| I believe in doing what fits your child and family situation. I did not attend daycare or preschool when growing up, but I still excelled in school. I don't think it has hurt me socially either. My daughter will most likely attend preschool, but not until she is around three or four years old. |
| posted by Marie on 12/02/2008 06:10 PM |
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| Some children are ready for school at 3 or 4 or 5 years old. My daughter needed a little extra help that the school was able to provide, so my daughter started at 3 years old. Some children don't need to be in school at 3, but there is nothing wrong with when a child starts school. |
| posted by Elizabeth on 12/15/2008 01:50 PM |
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I think that its important at 2 for socialization,....forget what they are going to learn, or going to college. I used to teach preschool years ago, and the most important thing that they actually "learn" is how to socialize, express feelings, share, make friends, communicate with adults, play well with others. Of course they learn their shapes, abc's, math, science, and art, but what they really take home each day is a fun day that they had with their friends.
I think children should be started at 2 for a couple days a week, then more frequently as the child gets older. If youre a stay at home mom, it doesnt matter how many friends you child has, there is not a replacement for them going to school. |
| posted by Samantha on 12/26/2008 11:57 PM |
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| I also agree that this depends on the child. For my oldest daughter, I was a single mom who had to live with my dad and stepmother. Luckily, my stepmother was able to be at home during the day and watch my daughter. Which was great financially! But my daughter wasn't getting the interaction she needed with other children her age. So I put her in preschool at 3 years old. She is great at interacting now! My youngest, since she is in day care and around other kids her age and older and younger, I feel she will learn through that how to behave socially with other children so I most likely will not send her to preK. But she is only 1 1/2 so I have time to change my mind yet. :-) |
| posted by Andrea on 02/13/2009 01:31 PM |
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| mine started at 3 due to she has a developmental rpobelm with her speech and she loves it |
| posted by allison on 11/14/2009 09:05 PM |
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| teaching my son at home he is at a 6 year old level but he is on;y 3 years old. so it all depends on the kids if they are ready or not. or whatever. and also if they are potty trained. most preschools will not take them if they are not potty trained. |
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| It depends on the child, but I don say the earlier...the better... Mine started when he was 2.5.. and I am proud of my baby!!! He is already counting..singing his ABC's.. and he knows his full name!!!! :)))) |
| posted by RavensMommy on 12/05/2011 02:16 AM |
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| *I do say.. |
| posted by RavensMommy on 12/05/2011 02:18 AM |
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