| A great concern among parents of little children is | | | | more common among pre-school age boys which |
| when to begin sending them to school. If they | | | | can add up to their struggles in handling the |
| qualify and meet the age requirement to start | | | | sudden change of environment. |
| pre-school, does that mean you have to send | | | | Boys usually overcome speech difficulties by the |
| them by then? Well, not necessarily. Pre-school | | | | time they turn four, although a few can get |
| is great for kids who easily get bored at home | | | | through this a little earlier. A few girls also exhibit |
| and would love to interact with other kids, but | | | | this type of difficulty, and it has been observed |
| some children may possess characteristics that | | | | that most school adjustment problems boil down |
| may show they are not ready to get to school | | | | to this one factor among pre-schoolers. The |
| yet. | | | | inability to express their thoughts and emotions in |
| Some children have delayed speech issues, which | | | | words are usually the root causes of other |
| may give them difficulty relating with the other | | | | school-related issues they might have to face. |
| kids in pre-school. Other children are not socially | | | | Speech evaluation is available in most pre-schools |
| or emotionally mature enough to handle | | | | and it will help to have you child tested to |
| separation from a parent, and forcing them to | | | | determine his readiness for school. Therapy is also |
| school can just become a traumatic experience | | | | available for those who need this, so they can |
| rather than a pleasant one for them. Even if you | | | | slowly adjust to the larger learning environment. |
| think your little kid is bright enough to get to | | | | If you think your child cannot cope with standard |
| school, it is better to keep him home for another | | | | pre-school or kindergarten, it is good to send him |
| year if he or she shows any of these | | | | to a private pre-school or play group with a low |
| characteristics. | | | | teacher-to-student ratio. This way, he gets better |
| Most often, little boys seem to struggle more | | | | opportunities to develop the skills he needs to |
| with adjusting to pre-school than girls do. They | | | | interact with others so that when the time |
| have more issues dealing with procedures or | | | | arrives for him to enter big school, he will have |
| routines that are observed in school and have | | | | more confidence and skills that will get him |
| shorter attention spans. Speech delays are also | | | | through. |