If you have kids in lower primary, how old are you

Hi OP- have Namechanged for this. Have brought up children in village near Newquay and as Cornwall goes, Newquay is quite cosmopolitan with people from all over. Mums and dads of my DCs friends are quite varied in terms of age. I was 36 for my first and have friends older and younger. Oldest mum from daughters school had hers mid 40s and youngest early 20s. I really wouldn't stress too much.

People here are pretty laid back generally and aren't too bothered about that sort of thing in my experience.

I'm 40 DS is five, most of the parents I've made friends with are late thirties to late forties and one who's 25 , there are a few younger parents but not many. At 46 you wouldn't stand out as older than the majority

I was 30ish when my eldest went to reception and 35ish when my youngest was the same age.... though I made only one friend from school and that was a granny - the same age as my mother!

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I live in a village in the south east

I'm 37 and have a son in reception and I also have a 3 year old. Most of the parents in his class range from late 20s the late 30s . I think the youngest mum is about 27 .

I lived in Ireland (which has a much higher average age for having children) when my first started primary school. I was 28 and I felt so so young and out of place. I have a PhD, high income etc. So I felt like I was in no man's land between the older, more middle class mums in their late 30s and 40s and the younger mums, who tended to come from poorer backgrounds.

Now my youngest is starting school (in SE UK) and I feel like I am slightly older than the majority at only 35. So I think it really depends on the area you are moving to and the demographics associated.

I had my kids at 28 and 32. Eldest is nearly 6 and in year 1 and I'm 34, youngest is 2.

Stuff like this varies a lot by area. My in laws live in a part of Derbyshire where it's the done thing to have children in your early twenties.

Lots of affluent areas with DC in private schools with professional sports players and their young wives and partners.

I have to say all the mums in London are very very old - mainly 40+, some late 30s.

Everywhere else mid 20s to mid 30s is average age for a first baby.

So most places you'll be on the older end, but if you're somewhere like London you'll probs be average

I had my DS at 40, so was a similar age. I wasn't the oldest Mum in the class but I was close. I chat to most of the class Mums tbh, but I'm fairly extrovert and chat to anyone, the youngest Mum is 17 years younger than me...

I had my son at 17, his friends he’s had since they were in day nursery (so since 18 months -2 years old) there’s my son and 2 others that have all stayed good friends and come as a three generally and are all about to start secondary school.
His friends parents are older (late 40s and 50s) - when they were in day nursery they were all only children with only one other parent having a second recently but we all get on great and have a group chat about things happening, play dates, other parties etc and I have not felt excluded or anything even when 3 (one mum and both dads) are older than my mum and me and the other mums go for coffees or drinks etc.
I think with parenting theres that shared experience regardless of age and it’s about just finding the right people. I love their company and don’t have any mum friends my age so they have been my go to.

I saw your comment about it being Cornwall and having a lot of family there and going very regularly sometimes it can be harder because if its a smaller community and a lot of people may have been friends also since they were school age.

My youngest is about to start primary in September (age 4) and I am 45.

To be honest, I don't really know the ages of the other mums at school unless I become quite good friends with them.

I’m 31 with a 5 month old. The mums I’ve met so far are from 32-40 so once they start school they’ll be 36-44.

1 Lower primary 1 pre school 1 upper primary, 28 Scotland

I agree with pp who said it will be area dependent. I will be 40 (nearly 41) when my eldest starts school and 43 (nearly 44) when my youngest does. When I was pregnant with DC2 my midwife told me pregnancies under the age of 30 are very rare in my area (as I was acutely aware I was on the older side!).

I'm 46 with a 7 (and 9) year old. Where I live that's fairly normal.

42 with a 6&7 year old. Most of the mums at school are between 35-45

36 with a 5 and 2 year old. Most people in my area are mid 30s- mid40s with a few older and a few younger.

4 year old in pre school going into reception in sept.

Im 29.

I'm 44 with a 6yo and 2yo, so I'll be 46 when youngest starts school. I'd say I'm a bit older than average for mum friends I met through classes for 6yo, and towards one of the oldest for mum friends I've met through the 2yo. I'm in an affluent part of N London, and dcs go to a private school so generally the parents are a bit older on average as they established their careers before having dc.

I'm in Devon. I am 42 with a 3,8,11 year old but there are also mums a lot younger and a bit older. I think most places have a fair mix these days?

I’m 48 and have an 11yr old in Y6