jellofishxo
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ETA- THANK YOU, thank you, thank you! This all helped me realize I’m more worried than I need to be. I loved hearing perspectives from both sides. Every kid is so different. I just worry that I’m making the wrong choice either way but it’s one of those tough parenting decisions. I should also add that he’s an early July (first week).
I have struggled with this since my son was born in 2019. Shoot I love having summer babies (have an august one as well) but hate this decision.
I am an August baby and went to Kindergarten at 6. My cousin and I live about 8 hours from our family. She lives down the street. We both have almost 4 year old boys with July birthdays. So we are faced with Kindergarten next year at 5 or at 6.
I’ve always been Team Go At 6.
Both our boys are in separate daycares with the last class before K being 4-turning-5 year olds. So after next school year (2023-2024), they’ll age out.
My director offered for my son to repeat the last year but my cousin and I both planned to send our kids to private PreK for a year (cheaper than daycare and we could share pickup / drop off duties).
My son is currently towards the youngest in his class (he turns 4 in July and they’re mostly already 4).
Now my cousin decides she’s ready to send hers at 5.
Both our boys are very smart. Mine was shy-er but has come out of his shell. I don’t worry about him academically but more emotionally than anything. His daycare director has told me she thinks he’s ready for Kindergarten and so did our district speech/OT/counselor team.
Between both couples we all work FT and rely on daycare for the most part, so a major reason for her decision is the cost of daycare (I don’t blame her, but am trying to not worry/think about that as a major factor).
I thought I was all set on this decision and I KNOW I shouldn’t expect my cousin to do the same as me, nor should i make a decision based on her, but I’m a thrown off that we were on the same page and now our kids may not go to school together. They’re 2 weeks apart IRL!
WWYD!? Cut off here is September 1.
I have struggled with this since my son was born in 2019. Shoot I love having summer babies (have an august one as well) but hate this decision.
I am an August baby and went to Kindergarten at 6. My cousin and I live about 8 hours from our family. She lives down the street. We both have almost 4 year old boys with July birthdays. So we are faced with Kindergarten next year at 5 or at 6.
I’ve always been Team Go At 6.
Both our boys are in separate daycares with the last class before K being 4-turning-5 year olds. So after next school year (2023-2024), they’ll age out.
My director offered for my son to repeat the last year but my cousin and I both planned to send our kids to private PreK for a year (cheaper than daycare and we could share pickup / drop off duties).
My son is currently towards the youngest in his class (he turns 4 in July and they’re mostly already 4).
Now my cousin decides she’s ready to send hers at 5.
Both our boys are very smart. Mine was shy-er but has come out of his shell. I don’t worry about him academically but more emotionally than anything. His daycare director has told me she thinks he’s ready for Kindergarten and so did our district speech/OT/counselor team.
Between both couples we all work FT and rely on daycare for the most part, so a major reason for her decision is the cost of daycare (I don’t blame her, but am trying to not worry/think about that as a major factor).
I thought I was all set on this decision and I KNOW I shouldn’t expect my cousin to do the same as me, nor should i make a decision based on her, but I’m a thrown off that we were on the same page and now our kids may not go to school together. They’re 2 weeks apart IRL!
WWYD!? Cut off here is September 1.