What age did you kid(s) start school?

4 years old is the early age, i started at 4, most of my classmates were 5, some were even 6. I think a parent has a perogative if they want to push for the early enrollment or not. My son is very smart at almost 3, smarter then many 4 year olds. And i plan on getting him into school as soon as i can, He will do well in a school system. You know your child best, is your child one that will thrive in a school system, i know mine will.

My daughter started when she was 4 and she is also the youngest in her class. It's also hard on her. She doesn't go all day though. I think that is to much, but next year she might go half day. Right now she just goes a few hours a day. She has learned a lot, but she is still a level behind and she might repeat, and that is fine with me because then she will be caught up and then all the kids will be around the same age. If you think its to hard, what about going back to half days? Good luck!

My oldest was 4 years and 3 months when she started preschool but it was only 2 days a week. She went for a total of 3 hours every week. She started Kindergarten at 5 years, 2 months and went 5 days a week from 11:30-3:30. Now she is 6 and goes full day for 1st grade. My son is almost 5 1/2 and is not in school and never has been. He missed the cutoff for Kindergarten by one day this school year and we couldn't afford to send him to preschool. So he just hangs out at home with me. So does my 4 year old daughter. She will go to preschool in the fall at the same place her sister went (we are moving back there). She will turn 5 about a month and a half after school starts. I will be homeschooling the other two. If we weren't moving then my son would start full day Kindergarten in the fall at the school his sister goes too. He would turn 6 a month after school starts and it would be his very first time in school ever.

The school that I sent my kids to had a pre-kindergarden class. So two of mine started at four. My oldest was at a daycare where I worked and they started doing class work at three or four. He went to kindergarden in that same daycare, then we moved him to another school. I noticed that my youngest had a harder time, and she was younger than the other two when she started. The boys have thier birthdays in December so they were 4 1/2. My daughter was barely 4. She did catch up and is doing fine now. But I don't think I would have left her in the class if she weren't up to the same level emotionally or physically as the other kids.

I have my eldest daughter which is 2 yrs and 6 months old already and she is very eager in going to pre-school already.I am afraid that she is too young at her age to enroll.I am afraid also that she will be worn out and eventually lost eagerness in going to school if will not explain to her properly.what should be the appropriate action should I do? maybe you can advise me also regarding this one.

I dont have any kids but i started school at age 3 at uk.For me it was fun to learn at school at a early age.I think they should start school at the age of 4 or 5 yrs old.

My daughter started preschool almost 3 months before she turned 4. My son will be 4 in April and wont start till at least 4 1/2 ish depending on where we live when school starts next year and what is available. I think it depends on the child, my daughter was more than ready for school and I would have put her in a longer program (she went half days 3 days a week for 1 year, then half days 4 days a week for 1 year, now full days 5 days a week) from day 1. My son on the other hand couldn't handle that even if it was available.

During my time, sending kids to school before they get to be seven is not the practice. But my mom got me enrolled in an all girl sectarian school when I was only 5. I only played around and never paid attention to the teacher at first. Later on though, my attitude changed but since the lessons are for 7 year olds, I did not understand much of them. I kept moving on though, it was until when I reached the 5th grade when the learning world opened up to me. I just simply found myself understanding fully what the teachers are talking about.

My 2 children started school at the age of 3 years and 1 month. and 1 started started at 2 years and 11 months. They're also the youngest in their class. it also wears them out during pre-school, but when it comes to the 2nd or 3rd grade, they're coping .

My daughter just turned 4 on January this year. She go to school, too but it is not a must. She goes to school twice a day (from 8.30 to 12 and from 13.15 to 15.15) and 6 days (sometimes 5 days a week). At age 4 is more about adapt to school environment. When she felt like she's tired, she may skip the afternoon class once in a while and mostly the teacherself can tell when the children tired or not. And when she's 5 years, she has to go to school full time. And there won't be any excuses to skip school without strong reason, because then we will have to pay the fine. I don't know much about the school regulations in your country. But, I don't think your son is to early for school. It is normal when he got tired emotionally and physically....that's why at 4 years he can stay part time in school. Just bring him regularly to school but don't push him to stay longer than what he feel he can. When you think that he's tired better ask the teacher what they think and if he can go home earlier. I'm sure they will give you advice. Well, at least that's what I did to my daughter. And only since the 2nd month she's begin to enjoy to go to school and she even asked herself if she can stay for the afternoon class too. Good luck !!!!

In this part of the US now they lean towards starting kids a little later instead of a little earlier. It's not uncommon for a child to be just a couple months away from turning 6 when they start kindergarten. However, when I started school (about 28 years ago) they would let a younger child start if they could pass a skills test. I started school 3 months before my 5th birthday. Although I was ready for the academics, I was not ready for the social setting of school. I hadn't gone to preschool before that, and I just didn't get how to play with other kids. I was painfully shy & quiet in school until about 5th grade.

I have two girls and my youngest has been in school full-time -allday since the age of 2 yrs. 7 months. She was shy at first- it took her about three months to talk to the adults- although she did well communicating with her classmates who were 3 & 4. My oldest stated at 4 yrs. 1 month- all day. They both adjusted just fine to school. Neither experienced any separation anxiety with me or thier dad when dropping them off at school. They have never had any real issues in getting along with classmates or in doing schoolwork. They have been in school 4 years now and they are 6 and 7. I wouldn't worry too much about his emotional development- he may just be consuming/observing his new environment trying to adjust. As far as physical development- I started school at the age of 4 and was much smaller than my classmates. While I think the taller kids were a bit scary- my fear was very short lived.. again just consuming and learning how to respond to the diffrence- I don't think it is a sign of any kind of immaturity.

My youngest child has a late August birthday. So when he began kindergarten, he was one of the younger kids in the group. Now he is in 11th grade. All through his school years he's had certain subjects he's struggled with. He's very smart but doesn't always apply himself. I sometimes wonder if he had waited an extra year before starting kindergarten, if it would have made a difference. Now that he is 16, most of his friends are already 17 and driving and have been working jobs, all before he was old enough to.

Well, I started my informal education at 2 years of age. I know it sounds crazy, even my tuition teacher then felt the same way. Let say I have a mum which wants to give me a bigger leap over my peers.

I started both my daughter and son in kindergarten at 6 1/2 years old. My son did accelerate and did 6th and 7th grade in one year. I think it was good for both of them. They both graduated high school with honors. My personal opinion is to wait until they are older to start school. They seem to be able to handle school better when they start later.

Three out of four of my kids were 5 and that was much easier than when my youngest started this year at "almost 5." He's fine now, but there are kids in the class that are almost 6 or have turned 6 now, and it's a big difference, what that year can make.

i counld rememder how old i go to school.my father and mother are both teacher.and i stay with my mother in school,when i was can remember things.

For the kids, the perfect age to start school is 3 years six months. They can be sent tyo kinder garten by this age which woudl probably serve as play school. They shoudl not be give any load in the play school. 6 years must be the best time for first grade.

I think the children should be sent to the schools after 5 years. Then only their mind will get matured to know about learning

forget my kid i joined school at 3 wen every1 around me was 4, and i did cope with it, its just a matter of few days before ur son gets accustomed.........and there isnt much of a difference between a 4 yr old and a 5 yr old, they all are kids........i accept there might be a teeny tiny bit of difference though, pls dont wrry and just try to hlp him to get accustomed