(nak)I guess this is another kindergarden cut-off thread. My dd is 4,her b-day is aug. 31. honest to god, I don't think she'll be ready. I don't think I'll be ready. academically she'd probably do ok. she is shy, but loves to interact with other kids (as long as she doesn't have to talk). I really can't see her standing up for herself, she just goes with the flow. If there were to be a problem I doubt that she'd say anything to anyone. she is very sensitive, so for example if she saw a kid beat up another kid or if someone yelled at her she's likely to cry silently and inside be totally traumatized.
she is loving, kind, and I've NEVER seen her be mean, rude, or disrespectful to anyone (well, close family excluded--she IS 4
)I feel like sending her out b4 she's ready will totally wreck the sense of peace she has in our home. like someone else posted, she is tall and big boned and I worry about keeping her an extra year when she's already 1 year bigger than her peers.
what really irks me are the family members and everyone else who says "are you going to kindergarten next year?" so she's thinking she'll be going to school when she has no idea what that really means. I don't know what to say to these people (especially MIL/FIL) and to her I just said "some kids go when they're 5 and some kids go when their 6--we haven't decided yet when you'll go.
is there really a good way to know if they're ready or not? I think back to the nice and shy kids in our class growing up and they were totally at the mercy of the jerks in the class. I remember one kid being picked on for being a cry-baby and he'd end up hiding under a desk a lot(crying) and one kid always being left out because she never stood up for herself or demanded to play in a game or whatever.
my beautiful baby girl!
sarah
she is loving, kind, and I've NEVER seen her be mean, rude, or disrespectful to anyone (well, close family excluded--she IS 4
)I feel like sending her out b4 she's ready will totally wreck the sense of peace she has in our home. like someone else posted, she is tall and big boned and I worry about keeping her an extra year when she's already 1 year bigger than her peers.what really irks me are the family members and everyone else who says "are you going to kindergarten next year?" so she's thinking she'll be going to school when she has no idea what that really means. I don't know what to say to these people (especially MIL/FIL) and to her I just said "some kids go when they're 5 and some kids go when their 6--we haven't decided yet when you'll go.
is there really a good way to know if they're ready or not? I think back to the nice and shy kids in our class growing up and they were totally at the mercy of the jerks in the class. I remember one kid being picked on for being a cry-baby and he'd end up hiding under a desk a lot(crying) and one kid always being left out because she never stood up for herself or demanded to play in a game or whatever.
my beautiful baby girl!
sarah
