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Should I still send her to school

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I am wriitng this becaseu I am staying at home with my son until January (hopefully longer). I have a 4 and 1/2 yr old girl too. I have been sending her to preschool 4 days a week, but I am wondering if I should not be spending more time with her. I think that she needs school, but maybe she can go 3 days instead of 4. She is a bright girl who will be just fine academically but I wonder what is best for her right now.I am also feeling a little sad that ia am sending her to school when I am home and this will be the last chance I get to spend time with her before she starts kindergarten. HELP. my husband disagrees and feels that she should be in school 4 days as long a swe can afford it. What is a mom to do?
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My gut feeling is to continue sending her to school. This is also feom experiance. I have raised 4 children to adulthood and am now raising a 3+year old alone.
It is important for kids to have a set rutene and stability. To take her out of school now would disrupt that rutine and make it harder for her to go back to school later.
Keep her involved with the new baby when she is home, make her Mommy's little helper. But her school time is just hers and make her feel she is special because she can go to school.
I feel if you keep her home for a couple of months it will be hard on both you and her when she has to go back to school.
Just an OLD DAD's opinion.

Bob
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Thank you BOB59. KUDOS to you for bieng a 59 year old woth a 3 yr old. They are a lot of work. I was not goign totake her out full time just shorten her week to 3 days instead of 4 days. When I go back to work then she will go back to 4 days. I may not go back to work this year. I am a teacher and I may stay home for the rest of the school year. Also her preschool is $660 a month for 4 days and with me not working it is a lot. Thanks you for your input and feel free to reply.
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WOW!!! $660 per month is alot, rather you both are working or not. Johnny goes to preschool two days 5 hours a day to a private school, it is only $140 per month. Fortunately he got a scolarship or I couldn't afford it without really cutting back.
The main thing we have to consider is the kids. If you need to cut back to 3 days that should be OK. But don't take that school time away from her. She needs some time that is just hers and doesn't have to share with a sibling. She will do enough sharing at home.
Do not make it harder on yourself and on her by taking too much time. Let her stay home for a week or two at first to help Mommy. Then send her back to school.
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wow you do pay alot! My son goes 3 days and we pay 215. He really has learned alot. I think preschool is very important and I actucally think 3 days is good. I am enjoying the time with my son before he starts school and I also work with him at home on what he learns at school.
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Chikdern get much more in school than they use to. If she is missing time she will end up missing out on things her classmates are learning. Even at this early age, she may feel insecure when the teacher starts talking about things to class did on a day she missed. Some art work takes two days because of glue drying time and she will miss out. If she thinks she doesn't have to go everyday, she will continue to think this later on- which will be very hard on you.
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Sorry I didn't see the cost of school. Are there any public pre-k classes in your area? I would find less expensive schooling and part of that money for her college.
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I think you should do what your instincts tell you. But I would send her to school for at least 3 days. Just playing in the sandbox, they learn so much more than we realize... socialization, sharing, emphathy, etc. Preschool gives your child a head-start for Kindergarten.
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I am a SAHM and my 4 year old son goes to pre-school 3 days a week (9-3pm). I think it is great for him and it gives me time to spend one-on-one with my 18month old son. I live in Orange County, Califorina so pre-school prices are really high here too! Just do what feels right to you and if you can afford it I would keep her in school. Most 4 year olds I know are going 3 days a week unless they need daycare.
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