Hi.
My girl turned 4 in feb so is due to start school in August. However. ... ive started to think about deferring for a year so she would be 5.5 when starts primary 1. She is small and quite shy. Im sure she would do fine but I'm just starting to think 4.5 is too young to start school.
Yes part of me is looking at it selfishly that I want another year with my baby girl also.
Ive thought about even as far on as high school and just think school was hard enough without being the youngest.
The problem is ( here is the boring bragging part) that she is very advanced for her age. She has read since 3rd birthday and can now read virtually any books even newspapers etc etc count to 1000 and loads of other stuff beyond her age average.
I spoke to the nursery they think I am crazy to think about deferral because she will be advanced as it is and another year will be ludicrous.
I just feel that if she is clever as they think then that will take care of itself. Its the non academic stuff I worry about and i still dont think a 4 year old should be going full time to school and if the option is there to wait a year I think I should take it.
Please can anyone give advice or experience of this?
I thought I had made my mind up but after the way the teachers made me think she will be so bored etc Im unsure again and don't know whats for the best.
Thanks
Jen
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