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I am wondering when I should think about putting my oldest daughter into
preschool? She will be 2 in June and I stay at home. I was thinking that I
might put in to preschool when she is 3 for a few days a week and full time
when she is 4. Does that sound reasonable?

Keep her home with you as long as you can~~take her places where she can
interact with other children,like a museum program,or church outings but hold
off as long as long as you can.She need to see other children but she can do
that at the park.Have her help you bake cookies,etc and she will be so much
better off......I have taught pre school for over thirty years,but still
believe the longer they can be home with Mom and the family the better they
will do in school later on

Your plan sounds reasonable. But just be forewarned... it may be a hard
adjustment. Be ready for it when it happens. Fast drop offs at preschool
are a must... the longer you linger it sends a message that you don't want
to leave her and it sends the wrong message. If you're upbeat and happy at
drop off then it will make her more at ease. She may bounce into preschool
without a look back at you... but most kids will have a few weeks of
adjustment before they fit preschool into their routine.

Good Luck :0

Joan
"Maurice & Carmen Gregoire" <> wrote in message
news:4Eotc.10123$
> I am wondering when I should think about putting my oldest daughter into
> preschool? She will be 2 in June and I stay at home. I was thinking that I
> might put in to preschool when she is 3 for a few days a week and full
time
> when she is 4. Does that sound reasonable?
>
>

I am in total agreement with you on this one. Having worked in centres for
the past 10 years I feel that children are better off staying at home with
mum/dad for a long as possible. The children I have in my care that attend
one to two days a week are well adjusted and those that come full-time are
the ones that have the behaviour problems. Many of these children have been
in care since they were very young.

On a personal note I would keep my child at home and join a mothers group
or social group for them to have interactions with other children. I would
only enrol my child into a pre-school program the year before they start
school but only on a part-time basis like 2-3 days a week. I realise that a
lot of parents don't have the choice of doing this due to work/financial
commitments but if you are in a position to keep your child at home with you
please consider it. So many children are growing up in centres all over the
world and missing out on precious important home environments.

Debbie

"CS 2738" <> wrote in message
news:
> Keep her home with you as long as you can~~take her places where she can
> interact with other children,like a museum program,or church outings but
hold
> off as long as long as you can.She need to see other children but she can
do
> that at the park.Have her help you bake cookies,etc and she will be so
much
> better off......I have taught pre school for over thirty years,but still
> believe the longer they can be home with Mom and the family the better
they
> will do in school later on

I am one of those that must work for financial reason or we would not have
basic needs. I have a benefit of me working in a center where my children
go with. My 2 yr old will be 3 in July and then be in the class I assist
with which should be really great. We are just working on the potty
training which she has been doing pretty well with the past couple days.

Anita

"*Debbie*" <> wrote in message
news:k8Otc.15209$
> I am in total agreement with you on this one. Having worked in centres for
> the past 10 years I feel that children are better off staying at home with
> mum/dad for a long as possible. The children I have in my care that
attend
> one to two days a week are well adjusted and those that come full-time are
> the ones that have the behaviour problems. Many of these children have
been
> in care since they were very young.
>
> On a personal note I would keep my child at home and join a mothers group
> or social group for them to have interactions with other children. I
would
> only enrol my child into a pre-school program the year before they start
> school but only on a part-time basis like 2-3 days a week. I realise that
a
> lot of parents don't have the choice of doing this due to work/financial
> commitments but if you are in a position to keep your child at home with
you
> please consider it. So many children are growing up in centres all over
the
> world and missing out on precious important home environments.
>
> Debbie
>
> "CS 2738" <> wrote in message
> news:
> > Keep her home with you as long as you can~~take her places where she can
> > interact with other children,like a museum program,or church outings but
> hold
> > off as long as long as you can.She need to see other children but she
can
> do
> > that at the park.Have her help you bake cookies,etc and she will be so
> much
> > better off......I have taught pre school for over thirty years,but still
> > believe the longer they can be home with Mom and the family the better
> they
> > will do in school later on
>
>