tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611566.post9218134427328669226..comments2023-10-16T11:37:22.472-04:00Comments on being sarah marie: Kindergarten at Homesarah mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18016489034529811005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611566.post-9420917764825539362010-08-19T13:30:20.603-04:002010-08-19T13:30:20.603-04:00Thank you, Sarah! I wish we lived closer, as I...Thank you, Sarah! I wish we lived closer, as I'd love to chat about this sometime :)Brenna Kate Simonds, Living Unveiledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744233892317009210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611566.post-6969510754518231612010-08-15T16:39:54.241-04:002010-08-15T16:39:54.241-04:00I'd argue that the age is even younger than 4 ...I'd argue that the age is even younger than 4 or 5 - 2.5 or 3, really, in urban middle class areas at least. I remember how shocked I was when we lived in the Bay Area and all the little ones at that age were all being schlepped off to preschool for at least 3-4 hours a day. At playgroups the mothers spent a great deal of time complaining about all the behavior problems their children - screaming fits about not wanting to go, bitting and hitting when they were there, all sorts of stuff - had but it never seemed to dawn on them that perhaps there was a problem with the whole general premise. <br /><br />I also remember vividly a playground conversation with a father who was at the park with his 4 year old. He was commenting that before his older daughter started school, the two girls were best friends and loved to play together. But now that the older one had started school, she didn't want anything to do with her younger sister and her sister was sad, lonely, and acting out quite a bit too. He thought it was unfortunate, but just took it as one of those "well, what are you going to do?" situations. They were planning on sending the 4 year old to preschool soon hoping that would help her at least have something to do. The whole thing struck me as so pathetic and so sad.<br /><br />And I agree, I think your nephew has an exciting year ahead of him too. :-)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.com