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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.  Thank you for all the responses.  Most of you reassured me that she'll be ok with just one year of prek. If it was just me, I will be ok with sending her this fall, however my husband is not ok with it yet. He does not want to take any risk at all.. Tbh it was making me lose sleep. I will try to get him to at least agree to signing her up for some classes in the summer or fall. In the meanwhile,  we will do frequent playdates with our neighbor's daughter who is the same age. Also, we will work more on her independence at home too.[/quote]

That is all good... one thing to think about is the fact that in preschool they learn how to manage some interpersonal conflict and stress with different personalities. Bobby chased me and I didn’t want him to, Sarah wanted to play with Lou instead of me, Becca says she is my friend but she won’t play my game so I don’t want to be friends with her any more, Theo distracts me during lunch so I can’t eat anything. It’s all those skills of managing oneself with different personalities. There is some evidence that the more you do that early on the more confidence it builds. Structured classes in music or soccer can teach her classroom skills like sitting quietly, transitioning activities at a teacher’s initiation, or waiting her turn. But it’s the unstructured interaction that really builds socioemotional skills, like self-regulation, assertiveness, conflict resolution, teamwork, etc.[/quote]

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