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chocolate chaos - 2007-02-24 08:34:06
how does he do in his other subjects? think hes dyslexic or something?
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cinzel - 2007-02-24 10:04:25
I really do admire you...I want a pinch of your determination!! :) Too bad more parents aren't like you. We'd be getting out of court by noon EVERY DAY!!
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Holly - 2007-02-24 21:49:52
Warren's birthday is June 20. We tried hin in kindergarten when he was 5. but he really wasn't ready for it. Holding him back really did him good. I was 5 three weeks before the first day of kindergarten [My b'day is Aug 10], and the first couple of years were very hard, but once I reached about 3rd or 4th grade I more than caught up, by middle school/high school I was at the top of the class, but it took a lot of work. You know your son best and have to decide which would be best. Most of the kids in my class turned shortly after kindergarten started, so I was by far the youngest. Warren is one of the oldest. It greatly depends on the individeual child. You know your son best, so you can decide best. But if he continues to struggle, it might not hurt to test for Learning disabilites, some kids do learn differently.
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loki-katt - 2007-02-25 12:41:43
I had the same problem with daughter...her problem was she just wasn't emotionally mature enough for first grade. They had something called Transitional First at the time...a sort of inbetween Kindegarten and First grade. It worked wonders for her. She didn't get held back, but they spent extra time with the kids working on some problem areas (reading and math). I really understand your delimmia, afterall you don't want the child to think of himself as a "failure" when clearly he's not. I know you guys will look at all the options and make the right decision for the little guy. It also wouldn't hurt to ask his opinion (I'm sure he has one). On the bright side you get more involved and you get a stronger kid in the bargin. Also, might OS be convinced that "tutoring" YS is a cool thing? Not a steady diet by any means (certainly a recipe for disaster) but in playing "learning" games. With daughter, it was finding words in the world (road signs, etc.) sort of like highway bingo or something. Good Luck!
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m-lewis - 2007-02-25 18:20:12
I should have held my youngest son back and didn't when he was in the second grade. He was smart enough -- very smart, in fact. But he was emotionally immature. I was told my youngest daughter should be held back in kindergarten and I didn't do that either because her grades were good -- same problem -- emotionally too young. If I knew then what I know now, I'd have held them back and let them mature at their own pace rather than pressing them to "grow up." I was wrong - wrong - wrong. I'm happy to report they both grew up... eventually, graduated and went to college.
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