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Preschool?

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DD's birthday is September 7th and the cut-off to start school in our city is September 1st, so we've always known DD will be the oldest in her class.  We plan to start her in preschool right before her fourth birthday.  That way she does two years of preschool then moves on to Kindergarten when she's 5 going on 6.  

We were at DD's 2.5 year appointment yesterday and the pedi asked if she was starting preschool in the fall.  I said no and explained why but said she does take a gym class and does story time once a week.  She then said, "But no separation classes?  Nothing that takes her away from mommy?"  When I told her no the pedi left it at that, but it made me start to wonder if she is suggesting that this might be a problem in the future.

Before I had DD I was a teacher myself, so obviously I don't see a problem with waiting until she's older to do separation, but maybe I'm missing something?   

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  • smerkasmerka member
    The summer before my oldest started preschool, we had him in a class for two year olds through the park district.  It was once a week for 45 minutes.  The parents waited in the hallway in case there was a diaper issue or a complete meltdown. &nb
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    imagesmerka:
    The summer before my oldest started preschool, we had him in a class for two year olds through the park district. &nbs
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    imagesmerka:
    The summer before my oldest started preschool, we had him in a class for two year olds through the park district. &nbs
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  • erbearerbear member

    Has she ever been with a babysitter or away from you all? 

    I'm a working mom, so my kids have been in daycare since they were babies, but I imagine it would be pretty hard to be away 5 days a week, full time at 5 when you're used to being wi

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  • UnknownUnknown
    No! I say ENJOY IT! 

    Listen when my son was born I was TERRIFIED. I had no experience with children and uhg I was so scared of messing him up. So I jumped into long hours of work (140-160 every 2 weeks) as soon as my 6 week check up came in. &
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  • shawshaw
    I am waiting on preschool too.  I think the benefits of being a bit older outweigh the time spent apart.  With that being said, learning to cope separately from Mom and Dad is vital for these little guys.  You don't want to wait until presc
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