Comments on: Eyes wide shut

By: Angela at mommy bytes

Angela at mommy bytes — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:51:06 +0000

Having met your daughter exactly once, I say send her to Kindergarten. It will be much worse if you wait a year. She is quite precocious and no preschooler has perfect social behavior.
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By: faemom

faemom — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:35:59 +0000

I came over through They Call Me Jane.
I totally relate to your post. My son is a summer birthday, and so was I. I wasn’t held back, so I wasn’t planning to hold my son back, especially since his birthday was a whole month earlier in the calender than mine. Then we had a parent-teacher confrence, and they too mentioned he wasn’t socially ready for kindergarten. So I asked about the other areas. They said he was academically ready. Most of the advice I got on my own blog was to hold him back, but I’m not so sure. I worry that if he’s academically ready then he’ll be bored next year and will be even worse than he is now. So we’re going to kindergarten.
Good luck with your decision. I know it’s a hard one.
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By: CC

CC — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:15:00 +0000

My daughter will turn 5 two weeks after the cut off. She’s reading already (pre-primer type books) and could totally handle K next year. My husband wants to have her tested to get her into K next year. Me? No, I want her to stay back a little. My son is one of the youngest in his class and it is bummer most of the time. I want my daughter to have the benefit of being one of the oldest. Plus, then she’ll be wiser to the boys when she’s older.
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By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:37:45 +0000

Wow. I had a lot of the same issues with my 4 – now 5 – year old. Her birthday was a month ago, so no decision for us when she gets to start the big K. However, my daughter has a lot of the same traits as Babisodes (the always first thing comes to mind, and when she’s not, hooo boy look out), but there is a lot of intellect behind it. If I had the opportunity, I would have started her last Fall, but we didn’t have the option. On the other hand, I am glad I can hold on to one of my babies for just a little longer before she goes off into the world of school. (BTW, love the photo there).
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By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:44:31 +0000

It sounds to like she DEFINITELY needs to be in kindergarten. She is very advanced and the social aspect will come along in her own time. Perhaps she is just bored with her class and that is why she wants to be called on first. Because she KNOWS the answer.
She sounds VERY bright. Don’t fret, mama. It will all work out.
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