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is right to put such a young baby in school? i am in tow minds now coz allthe schools have given me 2 options enrolling from june or after diwali vacation

this is my question to all what diff it makes if we put a baby in preshcool. what i think is that my child shouldnt be go thru same thing same stuff from preschool to nursery to lkg n hkg...
can any one solve my confusion?
am i right in what i am thinking pls help..
as i have t o take decision b4 30apr which is a last day for admission

what are the pros n cons of sending your baby to preschool?

prao replied. How old will your daughter be in June, Gauri ? all depends on that and the kind of play school u have selected
My daughter will be 2 in July.. I' m enrolling her in a play school this june. She will spend 2.5 hrs there.. I have taken her to the school a few times.. she seemed to enjoy it.. was very excited.. didnt want to come back (hope the same continues when she has to go there everyday :)
Since both of us work she is with the maid all day.. and though the maid is good I think she gets a little bored now that she is older.. so I think it will be good for her to spend a few hrs in her pre school.. and then she' ll come home have lunch and sleep... by the time she wakes up in the evening and has her snack and all that I' ll be home.. so she may not miss us much...
However if I find that she is not enjoying her pre school then I' ll pull her out and enroll her again next year..
I dont think there will be any pressure or stress on the child if u select the right school... most of them dont \" teach\" them anything in the true sense untill they r over 3.. at this age they just play with other kids.. and ya eat on their own.. potty training etc..

dont think too much.. enroll her in a school.. after a month or so u' ll know if she is enjoying it or not.. if she seems unhappy u can always discontinue and try again in october or next june... at most your MIL might say, u sent her baby to school too early ) but hey .. I' m sure you have ignored much worse than that...
It' ll also be good for your daughter to get away from the pampering a bit... gauri replied. thnks for your rply, i am thinking 50 - 50 of both like hello n pushpanjali but hello i liked what you said about potty traning and food habits, i have problem with my duaghter when i am at home she is fine , when i take my daughter to rest she eats properly you wont believe she can eat like grown ups with fork and spoon , but wehn i am not around she will sleep on my mils lap n eat , she does potty also on my mils lap
but at the same time i feel guilty as pushpanjali said i dont want to put her in school so soon
lets see will keep you posted about my final decision hello replied. i am a mother of 2 kids 5 and 3. the first child i sent to a montissori at the age of 2.6mts. I sent him due to reall fear and ansity. the fear that he should not lag behind other kids.
the second child i did not sent her to any regular school except that she attend a very small play home very near to our home for an hour.

the reason i would say is i felt a child would learn all that he learnt in the moti in his regular school for the next 3 years.

My sugestion is put the child in a small friendly school( not the brabded ones) for 1 or two hours just for the child to socialise with the other kids, be happy and very little of learning too. it helps in potty traing and the food habits too. they r happy for just an hour or so.age woud be 2.8mts. pushpanjali replied. hi Gauri,
i know its touch for u.i can understand what ur goin thruogh as im also mother of 1yr girl.my suggestoin to is that whats the hurry to send ur baby to school so early?let ibaby enjoy fully upta 3 years then send school... after that u also know very wellhow much pressure child will face.
anyways gud luck and tske care hope my suggestion helps u.
love pushpanjali