https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:18:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740399 Thu, 25 May 2017 18:37:05 +0000 bushelandapeck 2740399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are holding our son back from entering K in the fall. He makes the cutoff by 3 weeks but his teachers and I agree that he will benefit socially and emotionally from an extra year of preschool. Most of his friends that have summer birthdays are doing the same, as are 3 of the other kids on his preschool class. That made it easier too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740384 Thu, 25 May 2017 18:11:50 +0000 Bao 2740384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: yep 5 full days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740371 Thu, 25 May 2017 17:44:48 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2740371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D misses the cutoff so he will be in pre-k at his preschool. I don't have a choice but I'm still torn. He's super advanced academically and has normal social skills but he's far behind on gross motor. He is just starting to write his name and can read pretty proficiently. Basically I think development is fascinating at this age and all the kids will be a-ok :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740166 Thu, 25 May 2017 13:55:43 +0000 matador84 2740166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was adamant for the majority of the year I was NOT going to enter my September baby into kindergarten this year. When I sat down with his preK teachers for his kinder conference, they told me he scored the highest on his kinder readiness test (I know he is high academically, but I worried about social skills). They also reassured me that he is more mature than some students who are almost a full year older than him. So, we decided to put him in kinder this year and if it doesn't go over as I hope it will, (I think it will be fine), I'll possibly retain him in kinder again.</p> <p>He won't turn 5 for about 3-4 weeks after starting kinder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740095 Thu, 25 May 2017 12:51:30 +0000 Cole 2740095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We aren't this year but I'm waffling about whether we will send her our just do an extra year of preschool (her birthday is 7 weeks after the cutoff). Is yours full day or part-time? I wish ours wasn't five full days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740091 Thu, 25 May 2017 12:49:41 +0000 Bao 2740091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: is yours called transitional? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740065 Thu, 25 May 2017 12:19:45 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2740065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: ok so I think our dds might be in similar programs then! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740062 Thu, 25 May 2017 12:18:32 +0000 Bao 2740062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: she will go to K the following year!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740045 Thu, 25 May 2017 11:47:36 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2740045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just have TK and K, I think. My dd misses the cutoff so she's in TK. I would make the same choice in your situation. If nothing else she'll be with the other younger kids and not being compared to older kids (and therefore tracked differently.) Will she go to K or 1 the following year? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2740006 Thu, 25 May 2017 10:46:21 +0000 looch 2740006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did last year, and I have to say while not without challenges, the year went a lot smoother than I think it would have if he had been in K last year.</p> <p>It's a hard decision, not because my son isn't bright, but he really lacked the social and emotional maturity to be an active learner last year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2739984 Thu, 25 May 2017 10:23:36 +0000 SeptMomma12 2739984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are. My son makes the cutoff by 2 weeks, but holding back is the norm in our area for birthdays up to 4-5 months before the cutoff. So much so that the principal told me she literally can't recall the last time they had a September birthday (cutoff is October 1) start on time. It's ridiculous. He's so ready, but ultimately the idea of setting him up to be so much younger than all the other kids right from the start didn't sit well with us. I think he would do fine now, but I worry about the later years when he's 12 and other kids are starting to turn 14, etc. So he will stay at day care and do their full-day Kindergarten next year then go to public Kindergarten the following year. It's such a hard decision to make! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-have-a-lo-going-into-young-5sdevelopment-k-this-fall#post-2739842 Thu, 25 May 2017 07:26:51 +0000 Bao 2739842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO will be in (what we call here) Young 5's or DK. She meets the kindergarten cutoff by 2 days but we thought this would be best for her. She needs a little more social/emotional development. Plus K expects so much of these kids here!</p> <p>I'm just curious if anyone else is going this route this fall. </p>