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post #1 of 15
11/5/07 at 2:08pm
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So, at my daycare today, my provider suggested that Logan might not be ready for kindergarten NEXT september

this is a scary thought, do any of you have some suggestions for me on some web sites maybe or something that i can be doing that will encourage him to want to learn his numbers, letters and stuff like that??

he isn't so good at the computer because i have not allowed him on too often. he hates coloring and wont even count to five for me.

he is overall a great kid. but he doesn't like to do things when he is told. wants to march to his own drum as often as possible.
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post #2 of 15
11/5/07 at 2:14pm
what about finding a preschool for him close to you guys? DOes your dayhome provider work on those things with him at all? You would be surprised too at what those kindergarten teachers can get our kids to do!!
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post #3 of 15
11/5/07 at 2:43pm
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she does work with them with coloring and letters and stuff, that is why she is concerned, he just isn't interested.

i'm going to get him on the computer a little maybe that will make him want to learn some more

thinking about a v-smile for christmas maybe
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post #4 of 15
11/5/07 at 3:31pm
ifyou want a v-smile, let me send you out the one i have for my kids. They don't use it at all. I even have some games for it. Let me know if you want it
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post #5 of 15
11/5/07 at 3:31pm
oh yeah, I have heard better things about the leapster....and my mom is buying one of those for Nick for xmas.....but hey you can't beat free
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post #6 of 15
11/5/07 at 3:48pm
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Thanks Michele!! I'll definately take it!

i have been debating on one for soooo long, but didn't want to introduce video games too early, i think it is time

whatever it takes to get him interested
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post #7 of 15
11/5/07 at 5:08pm
I hear ya on that one
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post #8 of 15
11/5/07 at 5:44pm
Andrea, I would try getting him into a preschool setting, which will be much more structured and organized more like "school." To me that would be a better way to gauge his readiness for kindergarten. Also, don't panic if he's not ready. My sister held her son back a year. He is just about the oldest child in his class every year, but it was the BEST thing she ever did. He was not ready for kindergarten either, even though he was old enough to start, he was too emotionally and socially immature. My nephew is very bright, but he just was not ready. When his preschool teacher told my sister this, her heart sank, but she and I talked about it, and she finally realized that it would be okay and that it would be better for Andrew if he waited a year for kindergarten. We just talked about this a few months ago, and she has no regrets.
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post #9 of 15
11/5/07 at 6:07pm
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Thanks for the advice Tammy

my hang up is that he is a february baby, which means he will be one of the oldest in his class already, i can't imagine him being two years older than some of his classmates. i am going to look in to preschool and see what they have to say

one of my biggest hang ups is that my daycare providor kept comparing Logan to her son. who is add/adhd and a super handful. he is a teenager now. she said she wished she had held him back a year.

i need to have him more evaluated i think. but work on alot from now until september for sure

maturity wise he is ready, no separation anxiety or social problems in the slightest. just no letters or numbers right now
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post #10 of 15
11/6/07 at 12:44am
I dont' think its right for her to compare Logan to her son. Logan is nothing like her son. I think that looking into a preschool is a good thing to do for him. Let me know how it goes and I am going to look for all the pieces to the V-smile for you
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post #11 of 15
11/6/07 at 1:20am
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if i do find a preschool, it will be for January. if i can afford it.

that will have him in daycare mon, wed and fri
preschool tues and thurs

truly it seems silly to me to pay for two extra days when i am home
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post #12 of 15
11/6/07 at 9:11am
Emily went to Moms Morning Out for two years--she started one day a week after she turned two, then went two days a week the following year. Then she moved into preschool. Last year she went three days a week, and now she is in prekindergarten and goes four days a week. It has been great for her and worth the money. I would not have sent her and spent time apart if it were not beneficial to her. She knows almost all of her letters (X and Z still confuse her) and she can tell you the sounds the letters make. She knows her numbers and can count to 30. She can even read some sight words. I would urge you to do your research and find a good preschool and try it out. Here in the U.S., church preschools are pretty affordable and often they offer scholarships for families who can't afford to pay the monthly tuition. They don't ask you to be members of the church or any church, either.
Andrea, how old is Logan? Will he be five or six in February?
Emily will be five in January, but she is neither the youngest or the oldest in her class. About half the kids in her class have birthdays before hers and about half have birthdays after hers.
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post #13 of 15
11/6/07 at 12:46pm
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Logan is a month younger than Emily

he will be five in February, and in our school system if you are not five by december 31st you have to start the next year.

so he has almost a year still before he goes to kindergarten
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post #14 of 15
11/6/07 at 12:54pm
A lot can change over the next several months.So he could become more interested in learning. Isn't kindy about learning your numbers, ABC's, and being in a school environment? So he doesn't really 'have' to know all of that right now. I think the v-smile is a good idea. I'm getting Nick one for Christmas because he's showing an interest in learning more recently.
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post #15 of 15
11/6/07 at 1:35pm
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Thanks Tara, that is what i think. but i am surrounded by people that have a ton of other opinions. not that the opinions are wrong, just different than i think

i hope the vsmile will be a helpful tool
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