Preschool?

Tosha Tawney: I would like to respectfully disagree with dontfencemein1979. It is up to you to find a place that agrees with your values. In my community, there are many great preschool programs that are not daycares, but are wonderful chances for kids to get together 1-3 days a week for a couple of hours. There are Catholic, Baptist, Methodist and many more programs. The Methodist school that my kids go to is extremely focused on developing good character and conservative christian values. They involve the parents with many fun activities and parent participation is welcome. If you cannot find a program that agrees with your core family values, by all means, it is your right not to participate in such a program. However I would hesitate to make blanket statements about playground aides not being good people with good values.I say if your daughter is excited about going to preschool, go for it. Also, I would like to offer an alternative idea. There is a great gro! up called MOMS Club where most to all of the activities they plan are child-focused and include the kids. It is technically a support group for moms, but I found it to be a wonderful child-focused group. Visit momsclub.org for more info and to find a chapter near you. :)Just my 2 cents. Darcie...Show more

Leora Klingelhoets: I am a preschool teacher. There are pros and cons for putting your child into school. The pros is the social interaction with peers. The cons its hard to trust anyone with your child, and the truth of the matter, learning comes from with in the home. I would teach your child at home and than get him or her involved with out side activities to help them with social development and self confident skills.

Carter Dewater: First of all I would honor your husbands decision. However I would bring up the point that she's going to run into a lot of things that might be very concerning to you (depending on your value system). Children come from al! l kinds of backgrounds and although we like to think the child! ren are there because their parents want them to have a head start, most of them are there because their parents want to get them out of their hair and have some "me" time. These values are passed on along with the other undesirable traits those parents have instilled in their children that could possibly rub off on your daughter. Really you know how impressionable your daughter is.Personally I wouldn't let the inmates run the asylum so to speak. You are the parent and she is the child. Perhaps you could find or organize a children's play group or get her involved in a children's Sunday School group. Remember though that socializing for a child that is so young and impressionable is going to invite attacks on what you value. Who is going to be there to steer your daughter away from someone who says "Its ok, my Mommy and Daddy do it all the time". Those playground aids DO NOT hold the same values as you. Make your decision veeerrrryy carefully....Show more

Merlin Flei! schhacker: If your preschooler wishes to go to preschool, by all means, let her go. You can always take her to a preschool to let her try it out, or to let her see the activities. Preschool has many activities that focus on the transition from unstructured play, to the more structured environment of school. While I am sure children that don't go are just fine, a preschool may be the perfect means of further nurturing your daughter's remarkable social skills. Good luck!

Emile Okafor: Definitely! Unless she could read, then don't send her. I could read at four and hated preschool

Chi Alfero: What’s the number one rationale for sending kids to preschool? It’s good for their social skills, they say.Very young children do indeed enjoy being around other young children. But, they also enjoy being around older children and adults, and pretty much anyone who will play with them.and check it, with her gone more alone time for you and your hubby....Show more

Enriqueta Steffen: If she is asking, I'd say yes.We have recently sta! rted our Eldest (4yo) in Pre-Kinder, and I was shattered. :(On his first day I went with him, and he loved it. He played with the other kids, and did a range of activities, that we don't get to do at home. He asks every day now when it's time to go to school.I watched him his first day, and have done a couple of other times, where he couldn't see me. It's so wonderful watching them growing up, yet heart breaking at the same time.It's not compulsory & I am sure you could just send her 1 or 2 days for a few hours....Show more

Octavio Roylance: If that is something that she wants to do, what is the harm in it? Most places have preschool free of charge, even if it's at a cost, it is a good learning experience. My 3-year-old is going to preschool in the fall and she is SOOOO excited about it. That is not anything that I even considered until recently. I never went to preschool and most people I know didn't go, but now, I think it will be good for her to go and get ready fo! r the real thing next year!