{"id":2836,"date":"2011-01-30T21:53:39","date_gmt":"2011-01-30T19:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=2836"},"modified":"2022-06-22T13:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T11:09:18","slug":"whether-or-not-to-send-my-child-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/education\/schools-mainstream\/whether-or-not-to-send-my-child-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Whether or not to send my child to school?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Isobel will be turning 3 in May. She\u2019s speaking in full sentences, fully potty trained, can hold a pencil and almost paint within the lines of a picture. She can kick a ball, count to ten bar a few missing numbers when she is in a hurry to get to ten, do a forward roll and is a social butterfly. Yet, I\u2019m still in two minds about sending her to pre-school.<\/p>\n

My mum says I\u2019m being overprotective, even paranoid, and whilst she may be right, I also believe that my fears are valid. Like most parents, I will do anything to keep my child from harm and ensure that she is happy \u2013 is that so wrong?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m afraid of Isobel picking up bad habits from other toddlers(is she still a toddler?), being bullied, getting bullied or getting abused in some way. I don\u2019t want her to feel like we\u2019re taking her away from her second mum, her nanny Kate who also looks after my younger daughter, Aishwari(3 months old). What if she is influenced by other adults in a way that I don\u2019t like? Maybe I\u2019m even jealous that other people would then be included in the task of raising my child? What if she feels rejected and regresses with her speech and potty training or becomes introverted?<\/p>\n

There are pros, of course – she will make new friends and pick up new skills and words \u2013 but she is already exposed to different skills and words everyday through constructive and free play. She has a play gym, trampoline and soccer nets and balls so that she develops her motor skills. And she sings nursery rhymes with actions and dances to almost any music.<\/p>\n

So do I send her to school or not? What do you think?<\/p>\n

This article was originally written for Jozikids by Sholain Govender- Bateman<\/em> in 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n

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