Come and join me on my journey in making a decision about Kindergarten for my 4 yr old daughter, Charlotte. My partner has pretty well left it in my capable hands and is there as a good sounding board for me. I wonder how your decision has been or will be made. It’s not something to be taken lightly, I feel or at least I haven’t been able to take
it lightly. For some of you, the choice is already made if there is only one Kindergarten in the area or if you have chosen not to go down that track with your littlies.
I’ve never done well with a strict routine and Charlotte has always been flexible, too. Some babies & children don’t function well without one, but we’ve always done pretty well.
The flexibility might change next year, however, with more of a routine required if Charlotte goes to Kinder. Sometime back we attended the open day session for our local one. I have registered Charlotte, but I am questioning the whole thing.
Given that I/we hope to Homeschool her, on the one hand knowing She is getting kiddie time on a regular basis is positive. She needs it and we could do with a break from one another. It’s only a walk away, too which is another positive, but on the other hand we’ve been together everyday for four years with some help and little breaks here and there and then to suddenly be thrown into 3 mornings a week of having a routine AND being apart, may not be a good thing for Charlotte (okay for me, too. lol ). Two days maybe, but 3? I’m not so sure. If it was in the afternoon, now that would work better for us. I have, however, fairly well decided to give it a go for at least a term to see how everything pans out. As with the Homeschooling, we have to see where Charlotte is with it all, so unless we try, we’ll never know.
I’ve had two completely differing opinions from two Homeschooling Mums about the Kinder scenario and both had valid reasons for and against sending their kids. At the end of the day it’s up to me and I’d best give my partner some credit for his opinion, too. He’s all for it and has a wait and see attitude about Homeschooling, but is still very supportive of it.
Most H’schooling families seem to have at the very least, two children. Having one child and the intensity of it with only Mum as a playmate brings a different set of pressures. But, for the most part, I can’t think of better people to educate our daughter than us. Certainly in the earlier years. I feel excited about this prospect if not a little daunted, but there is plenty of support out there and I’ve been getting to know a lovely, local Community of Homeschooling families. I like what I see.
Join me again in my following post for the next stage of the decision making.
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