1st Day of School: Infant
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Kindergarten Transition...
Asked by S.B. from Topeka
on August 13, 2011
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I need some help. I have three children. My oldest is going to middle school, my middle 4th grade, and the baby.... kindergarten. Not only is this rough on me, it ha...
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- Please thank your husband for his services and sacrifices to our country...very much appreciated!!! He is picking on your stress and playing on it...it's called man...
- Having a best friend in the class will help. If I were you I would seek out other boys in his class and see if the moms are open to having a series of playdates to he...
- He will not be the only child to cry. Many children starting kinder have not been away from their parents. But the majority of them end up doing great. Remember th...
Anxiety About Kindergarten
Asked by J.G. from Minneapolis
on July 16, 2012
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My DD who just turned 5 is going into Kindergarten in a month. She has always been a home body, and we were even considering homeschooling but then she got into the s...
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- In addition to all the great advice you've already gotten I would add not to talk about school too much. I have found that sometimes the more I talked about, reassur...
- My 4 1/2 yr old loves her daycare and loves Godly-play and will sometimes still cry at leaving me. Sometimes she thinks that's how she should act (other kids cry when...
- Please try to hide any anxiety YOU might have from her. Talk it up and be chipper and excited about it. Also, practice some small things. Buy a lunchbox and practic...
Defiance in Kindergarten
Asked by D.G. from Sacramento
on September 4, 2010
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Please help! I have a 4 yr old son to be 5 in Nov. We started him in a full time kindergarten at the beginning of August, and he has already spent alot of time in t...
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- Hi, I'm a Kindergarten teacher from NY and we are about to start the school year on Tuesday. I am sure that I will get a few younger rambunctious students as I do ev...
- My daughter was home with me for 2 years. She was suppose to start kindergarten this year, but our pediatrician suggested we put her in a program that they learn in,...
- My first thoughts are that he is very young to start kindergarten..sure he beats the deadline but he is young and to top it off it is an all day class. Then you menti...
First Day of Kindergarten/school--making It Special Ideas?
Asked by B.T. from Houston
on August 19, 2009
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Hi! My son will start Kindergarten next week. He is my "baby" and I am really going to miss him as he has been my little buddy for so long! When my daughter started...
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- B., I too want to say thank you for your post! I have twin girls that will be starting kindergarten next week. I love the charm bracelet idea!! She will never outgrow...
- Hi B. What a neat idea. How about a "special" ball cap ......one that he can keep year after year.... good luck and blessings
- Children that age enjoy sharing a secret "something" with their parents. Maybe you and he can have something special that both of you will wear on that day (shoelaces...
Is It Just Me? or Did Any of You Feel the Blues About Kindergarten?
Asked by B.C. from New York
on August 13, 2011
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My Baby girl is starting Kindergarten in less than three weeks and I have become so sad at the thought of her in kindergarten. Just writing this posting I started cry...
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- i don't have the blues per say, but i'm so nervous. i feel nauseated every time i think about it. he's my youngest, so i'll be alone most of the day now :(. i'm very n...
- I am so looking forward to my daughter starting Kindergarten in a few weeks. She's been so bored this summer with me earning my Masters and not able to go on a real va...
- First wear sunglasses! This is a must! My son was grabbing on to me and balling and made it very hard on me. I cried and finally had to walk away while a teacher took ...
What Do You Think of Junior Kindergarten?
Asked by L.D. from Detroit
on June 11, 2012
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In Michigan, there's a junior kindergarten beginning this year in some school districts for young 5's or children who have birthdays later in the year, but who turn 5 ...
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- my daughter just finished the young 5's program here in Mi at a charter school. I was hestitant at first-I had her tested and they said that she would be fine in Kind...
- My oldest will be 29, and he went through young 5s here in South Lyon schools. Didn't seem to have anything to do with when his birthday was (in August) but that we h...
- This sounds like "transitional" kindergarten. Maybe it's the same thing with a different name. What I know about it is that it's great for kids who aren't mature e...
When to Go to Kindergarten - Enroll Before She's 5?
Asked by D.M. from Denver
on October 5, 2009
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My daughter will miss the Oct 1 cut off date for Kindergarten by three weeks. She is only three now, but I am thinking about when she should go to Kindergarten. I wa...
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- As a special education teacher, I would recommend against doing this. There is a cutoff for a reason. The extra year of developing and learning will benefit her greatl...
- Our plan is to put her in young....My daughter will be 5 just 30 days after the cut off. Our sentiment is that it's not that big a difference. I'm sure that there wi...
- If you had said she was going to miss a September cut off date, I would say go for it. We did it and haven't looked back (although my son has suffered socially in scho...
What Should a Child Know by Kindergarten?
Asked by T.P. from Provo
on February 19, 2008
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I have a 5 year old who has been in an excellent preschool for the past 2 years. Recently, his preschool teacher told me he will be bored when he goes to kindergarten...
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- Hi T., I do think that it is true that he will relearn all that in Kindy. Could you send him to a different kind of Kindy where it is playbased instead of academic...
- I have taught preschool for many years and am also the mother of a very advanced child (now in middle school) I think in this day in age it is typical for preschools t...
- i have four children all having already been thru kindergarten and it's been my experience that the school really adapts to the different levels that kindergarten kids...
Picking up Kid Early from Kindergarten
Asked by V.B. from Columbus
on June 23, 2011
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Hi all,
our almost 6 year old daughter (October birthday) is about to start kindergarten. State of Ohio requires 12.5 hrs of kindergarten instruction... Yet in our...
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- Really? Your daughter will feel so left out if you pick her up early! She will be 6 in october she will be fine! My daughter truned 5 the week before kindergarten a...
- In our town we only provide half day kindergarten. There is a full day option but it costs money and there is a lottery, and all the working parents are always stress...
- The only experience that I have is the fact that I had some of the same concerns you have. My daughter attended 1/2 day preschool 3 days a week before going to full t...
Kindergarten Enrollment Question
Asked by B.F. from San Francisco
on March 26, 2009
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My niece is going to be five years old on December 7. She is not eligible for Kindergarten because her birthday is after December 1st. Normally, I am not an advoca...
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- My son attended kindergarten at Tomorrow Montessori, off Almaden expressway in San Jose. I chose to start my son in 1st grade when he was 5 1/2, after talking to his ...
- I believe kindergarten is optional. When she is 6, she is eligible for 1st gr., but if she has already completed kinder, she is eligible when she enters the next ye...
- Hi B., Don't deprive her of a full year of Kindergarten--either enroll her in the Fall, or wait until the following year. By mid-year kids have made friends, establi...
