1st Day of School: Older Child

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Should a December Birthday Girl Wait an Extra Year for Kindergarten?

J.B. asks from Chicago

My daughter's birthday is early December, so she does not make the 5yr old cut off by Sept 1st rule...I had really wanted to start her in pre-k this fall and enter h...

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How Do I Know If I Should Send My 5 Year Old Boy to Pre- K or Kindergarten?

T.S. asks from Detroit

My son will be 5 in August and is scheduled to go to kindergarten in September. He's in preschool now doing fine except his fine motor skills need work (writing, cut...

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Help My 6 Year Old Is Wetting the Bed Every Night!

S.W. asks from Boston

My 6 year old son has been potty trained for years now, night and day. He has over the last couple of months has started wetting the bed, almost every night. I don't ...

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Behavior Issue with 6 Year Old

L.V. asks from Miami

I need HELP!!! My son is 6 years old and does not behave in school. He won’t stay on task or focused yet 90% of the work he brings home has happy faces or E for e...

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Deer Bones in Kindergarten

K.L. asks from Erie

I saw the deer dissection question (wow!) so mine is paler in comparison... Our kindergarteners* really want to take in the deer skull that they found over Thanksgivi...

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Teaching a 6-Year Old to Read...

T.M. asks from Tampa

I am absolutely at my wit's end with my 6-year old DS. He apparently HATES reading. He loves it when I read to him, but he does not want to read himself. He knows ...

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lMy Son Is Starting Kindergarten and I Am Freaking Out!

E.M. asks from Lewiston

Hey everyone! So, my son is starting "school" on Monday. We are sending him to a really great Montessori school in the fall, and they recommended that since he is sta...

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Should I Hold My Child Back a Year Before Kindergarten?

S.G. asks from San Antonio

My daughter has a late birthday, end of May. She's above average academically. Her preschool teacher said she has no concerns at this time, but advised me that I sh...

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I Need Help Teaching My 7 Year Old How to Read.

L.M. asks from Dallas

HELP!!! I am homeschooling my daughter. When it comes to reading, she is having a problem with transfering information she learns. We're using the Phonics program....

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Real Experiences from Moms, Best Age to Start Kindergarten?

A.H. asks from Shreveport

My son turns 5 August 20th and can legally start kinder. Our cut off is September 1st but we are moving to Shreveport next week where they have a September 30th cuto...