Pre School Help

I totally agree, even though I have major attachment issues. Lol! I'd like mine to start in Spring, like two days a week for four hours each day. I also work from home, btw. My hubby is for it though. I feel like they need that social interaction. In our situation, my son has no siblings or cousins, so he almost never is around anyone his age. I feel bad!

Maybe find somewhere she can go part-time. Either go like 2 or 3 full days or 3-5 half days? My daughter has been in daycare 3 days a week since my maternity leave ended and she's thriving. She's already working on letter recognition, gluing, identifying shapes, numbers, letters, colors, paints, holds a crayon/ pencil, practices baking and mixing and opening her own snacks and putting on her own coat.... all things that I think will prepare her for kindergarten eventually. And she talks about her friends and teachers at school nonstop. I think if you can swing it at this age it's a great learning opportunity. I work hybrid so I know how challenging it is to care for a 3 year old while working remotely and the days she's in school are great for me too.

@Lori Do teachers still have kids make crafts and send them home with them? I can't wait for that! Lol.

@Katherine oh yes! My fridge is full of her handprint artwork all year! And so many other doodles, but the handprint and footprint ones are my absolute favorite. Right now, We have a big reindeer head that she painted and her handprints are the antlers. It's so cute

Maybe you could do some research about the importance of sending her to preschool, and present it to your husband? We found a program that’s only 4 hours. They also have an app they use to send pictures and updates. My son started going about 2 months ago; while it was a big adjustment at first, he absolutely loves it now. He gets to engage with other children his age, learn to play and share, and also he isn’t a stranger to taking instruction from adults other than his parents. It was a decision I was very hesitant on and opposed to, but I’m glad we made the decision to send him.

Is there a particular reason why your husband says no? Is it a cost thing? If so, look into HeadStart. Is she potty trained? That's a big help. I'm torn about putting my son in anything, he's nowhere near potty trained and already on the verge of reading. My oldest son was reading at 3. My lil guy will be 3 tomorrow. School was torture for my oldest, I wasn't able to homeschool him bc I was a single mom. With my lil guy, I'm considering it, he knows way more than my oldest son at this age. My 2 (earth-side) kids are 18yrs4mo apart.

Just do it . My husband lives in fear too but it’s for her own good

Preschool is totally different than daycare. If it’s an actual preschool, I would just put her in! My daughter goes to preschool twice a week and absolutely loves it! She learns so much and tells me about the projects they did each day and what they learned about. I could see his point if it were daycare, but preschool is all about learning plus they get the socialization. I enrolled my daughter in preschool before telling my husband. I brought it up to him before, but when it came time to enroll there weren’t many spots left so I just did it to make sure she got in. Didn’t bother him at all and he loves her school and her teacher!