Summer Baby - send to kinder or no?
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Hi! We have two sons - one is a summer birthday June, and the other is May. Would love any advice on sending our son to kinder on time and him being on the younger side, or holding him back and him being much older. There are no signs around academics or social that would come into play. Hoping for those moms with older kids to offer advice who have been through it!
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I’m in the same boat with both of my kids also. Both may birthdays. My son, almost 4, is very small but academically excels. He’s a bit emotional but does great socially. We plan to send him and will have him repeat kinder if needed.
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I had a late July baby.. She was ready and thrived this year.
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3 summer kiddos here, and I'm happy I waited to send them. They were ready academically at 5, but the school day is long and I was grateful to be able to give them an extra year to learn through play and develop a bit more maturity. We were in a position where doing that didn't create a huge burden for our family, but if it had I may have done things differently.
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I have a 4 YO Boy, turns 5 in May and we are bridging him. We sat down with our teacher and she recommended that he stay. Less because of the academics and more because of the rigor of the day + because there's very little downside to it.
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I think it depends on the school and the kid. Boys, imo, are the trickiest to judge
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@letsbereal I feel this, very much kid dependent. I have a daughter that started kinder at 4 and did okay and her brother and sister would not have been able to do the same! I have always heard you won't regret holding them and I can see some truth in that too.
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We sent our son to kinder and he was a May birthday. I agree with the above that it depends on the kid. School came natural to him and when he is bored he gets himself in trouble. One of his preschool teachers that has been a teacher for over 22 years who I valued her opinion, said if he get's held back he would get himself into trouble. One other positive is that he is challenged and not everything comes easy since he is not the oldest, I think it will prepare him for the real world! If there was a learning disability or another reason related to education I would have maybe held him back!
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I have one summer kid, 2 middle of school year and 1 right after cut off who I’d give anything to be able to send next year.
When my oldest (going into 9th, June bday) was around that age, I had SO many people giving me their opinions to hold him back. He was so smart and ready, I just couldn’t imagine not sending him. I’m so glad I didn’t listen to others and sent him. He makes straight As and is now HUGE. I can’t imagine him going into 8th grade with the size he is now.
My advice is go with your mama gut and don’t listen to everyone else. You’ll know what’s right for your kiddo. -
I am a May baby and was held back and I don't think it was the best choice for me. I excelled as a child, was mature, teachers loved me etc but as an adult i've had to learn skills that I missed learning as a kid because I never had to. So childhood was easier but adulthood was harder.
This may not be everyone's experience but it's mine
These things might just be impossible to predict. We are all making the best decisions we can for our kids!
