Pre-K or no Pre-K???!!!

Lia - posted on 03/11/2012

ok this is a late post but I think pre-k is good not just for the academics but for the socialness too. children can learn to cooperate with peers (you have one child - no siblings so more so). The world we live in is also a social world so even if your child is no learning he can be contributing to the learning environment.

Marcia - posted on 04/12/2010

Umm, I'm canadian and I don't want to sound stupid or anything, but do you mean nursery school? I put my son in nursery school when he was a little over 2 for socialization and I thought it was a great idea! However you mentioned that she will be starting school anyway, so maybe you should nix the idea? Your daughter sounds like a smart little cookie! Good job!

Ashley - posted on 04/11/2010

Thanks everyone for the comments, like i said im still kind of new to all of this and any input from different moms helps a lot!

Estelle - posted on 04/08/2010

I found that even with our best intentions, we do not teach them everything they would learn from a teacher. My kids love their school, and even though they were both above their ages development wise, they still blossomed after starting there

Alison - posted on 04/07/2010

Sounds like she would love Pre-K. She doesn't need it, but it will probably do her more good than harm.

Natalie - posted on 04/06/2010

My son turned 4 in january and he's been going to pre-school for 3 days a week since last summer. He loves it. I am enrolling him into pre-k next month and i already told him that he'll be going to a new school. He'd rather start today than tomorrow, lol.
So it's really up to you and your child. If she's ready for it. Some kids don't need it, they do just fine at home. My son needed the interaction with children the same age and also to learn to listen to other adults. We've seen a lot of improvement since he started.

Lighann - posted on 04/06/2010

Even though she sounds like a bright child, I would do it for the socialization. You said she's an only child so she could really use that aspect of pre-k. When my oldest was 3, I enrolled her into HeadStart and it was the best thing I could have ever done! She was very advanced for her age, and still is (she was tested by the state and they found she has the mentality of a 7th grader!!) and she just turned 8 in Feb. Now I did the same with my 2 younger daughters. My baby turned 3 in Oct. and 2 weeks later she was in pre-k and already there have been improvements in her speech and letter recognition. And my 4 year old is testing more advanced than her age as well. So, yes I would def sign her up!!! There are so many advantages and in today's world our children will need all they can get! Hope this helped!!

Stacie - posted on 04/06/2010

my son will be four in18 days and is already in prek because he needs help with his language and speech so i say yes whether they need it it helps in all ways.

Alicia - posted on 04/06/2010

i was like u my daugher knew basics or eveything i put her in headstart and she aboulsaly love it pus it got her to meet kids her own age so i will differently be putting her in pre-k also by putting her in pre-k it will help her get ready for kingeration and plus she will already know some of the kids from pre-k so they want be a total stranger to her and she be acle to fit right in with routine of getting up in the mornig and be able to follow the rules alittle easier

Tiffany - posted on 04/06/2010

Hello Ashley,

My dayghter just turned 4 in Feb. It's really up to you if you want to put her in pre-k or not. My daughter is already enrolled in school all ready for september. She does everything your daughter does and then some but the reason I'm putting her in school is because she absolutetly loves to socialize with other kids, and she loves to learn new things. Maybe ask your daughter one day how she would feel about going to school. At 4 years of age they understand pretty well :) Hope it helps!!!