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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Moms of June/July/Aug Babies
Will you start your kids in school when they Just turned 5 so that they are the youngest in there class. OR wait until they are 6 so that they are the oldest in there class?
I have to make this descision twice. It sucks to be the youngest cant drive your soph here, only 17 when you graduate, have to wait until your sr yr in college to go out being 21.
On the flip side I am sure DD would be ready and I would hate to hold her back.
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Re: Moms of June/July/Aug Babies
I will start her at 5, I am sure. Sounds dumb, but she is really smart already, and I think keeping her out another year will do her no good at all. I never even thought of it really, but now that I do, I know for sure it will be when she is 5.
Makes me sad to think of it!
I have one in each month! lol
We started DS when he wasn't even 5 yet. School started on the 18th and he turned 5 on the 22nd. We were a little nervous because hewas so young but figured that if he didn't do well then it would be ok to let him repeat. He is doing awesome and loves school! We will be doing the same with the girls since we will still have the option of them repeating if need be.
Right now, I'm leaning towards starting her just after she's turned 5. However, I'm getting a lot of pressure from my mom about holding her back until she's 6. Reason being that my sis, who's birthday is 8/22, started just after she turned 5 and ended up being held back in 1st grade because she just couldn't keep up. My mom swears it made a huge difference, but whatever...
So yeah...right now the plan is to start her just after she turns 5.
Me too. I only turned 5 in October and I was more than ready. DD will be turn 5 the June before school starts. She will be there @ 5!
I'll probably evaluate when she gets closer to potentially starting, but I would hope she'd be ready by 5. No offense to those saying it, but how do you know your child is smart at this point? Not trying to burst any bubbles, but don't you think its a bit early to be labeling them as smart?
I didn't think June/July was all that late? I knew lots of kids with birthdays in October/November, and they usually started kindergarten at 4.
K will start kindergarten at 5. The only time I'd hold a kid back is if 1. I didn't think he/she was ready for kindergarten or 2. his/her birthday was actually late, like october or november.
I will start DD when she is 5, unless it is clear that she is just NOT ready at that point.
I started school early... actually when I was 4 and I turned 5 a few months after starting school. I was always the youngest in my class and my group of friends and I liked it! It did suck not being able to actually go out once my friends could, but most of my friends were at least 2 years older than me anyway so it really wouldn't have mattered. Besides, they just bought the beer and we drank at someone's house
So I didn't really miss out on anything.
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DS was born Aug. 20; cut-off here is Sept. 1. Our current plan is to start him late. We based this on some research, opinions of educators, his small size, usual maturity of boys, etc. He will start preschool at 4, with the current plan being for him to attend that for 2 years. But we can change our minds and have him attend only 1 year of preschool and start kindergarten at 5 if we want.
After spending a lot of time considering this, I have concluded there is no right answer for this; it depends on the child and parents. GL either way!
I didnt think you could choose if the birthday was before hte school year started? Why would you want to delay your kid?
My son will start school at 5.
We're thinking we will wait until he is 6. Both my DH and I started school right when we turned 5 (DH was born in June and I was born in August). Both of us really struggled all through school. We always felt like we were behind everyone else and weren't able to learn things as quickly.
I don't want my children to feel that way.
I am an August baby and so is DS. I went when I was 5. I will decide when DS gets closer to 5 to decide but for now I'm going to say he will go when he is 5.
ditto this for my DS...i was born in june and started kindergarten at 5 (no preschool, either).
I was the youngest in my class. My birthday is September 29th, and I actually didn't start driving until my junior year. I was 17 when I graduated.
Yeah, it sucked but it wasn't the worst thing in the entire world. I have no permanent emotional scars from it.
So, if we feel he's ready, we'll start DS in school right when he turns 5.
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DS isn't in that age range, but I started Kindergarten when I was 4 and didn't really have problems with being young for my grade--in the upper grades. While it did suck to not be 21 until my senior year of college, I didn't really drink anyway, so it wasn't that big of a problem.
The times that I did have trouble were from 1st through 3rd grade. I just wasn't mature enough to handle sitting still, being organized, and doing homework.
If I have to make this decision in the future, it'll entirely depend on the maturity of my DC at that time.
I will start him when he is 5. DS loves his little "classes" at daycare now, and he is very social. I wouldn't want to hold him back just because he was born in July.
Unless something happens between now and then, I will start him in kindergarten when he is 5. My brother and I both have July birthdays and we were both strong academically.