Child born Sept 10...ramifications for schooling
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 1:54 pm
Our cutoff date for schools is being born before Sept 1. Most preschools adhere to that sort of schedule so even a very beginner 3+ type school would not be available to her until she was almost 4.
My daughter is now 20 months old. She is my first and only child so far and is an absolute joy. That being said, I have family members who home school their children and have great success with it. While I have my concerns and my husband is very anti-homeschool, I do think that while it is a decision I have years to make, I feel I can begin setting the stage at home soon.
I'm curious, when did/do you start playing "school" with your children. Would I be better off continuing the unstructured way we are going, which frankly scares me that I might be missing something, or start being more structured not only for her, but for me as well.
What options are out there for very young children who are still years away from a traditional school environment, yet who absolutely deserve to learn and prosper. Ok, ok, and for neurotic, older first time parents who think that they have the most bestest baby in the whole entire world and get mentally hysterical at the idea of not doing a good enough job?
My daughter is now 20 months old. She is my first and only child so far and is an absolute joy. That being said, I have family members who home school their children and have great success with it. While I have my concerns and my husband is very anti-homeschool, I do think that while it is a decision I have years to make, I feel I can begin setting the stage at home soon.
I'm curious, when did/do you start playing "school" with your children. Would I be better off continuing the unstructured way we are going, which frankly scares me that I might be missing something, or start being more structured not only for her, but for me as well.
What options are out there for very young children who are still years away from a traditional school environment, yet who absolutely deserve to learn and prosper. Ok, ok, and for neurotic, older first time parents who think that they have the most bestest baby in the whole entire world and get mentally hysterical at the idea of not doing a good enough job?