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[quote=Anonymous]My concern is that I don't want my son to experience pressure to do academic tasks he is not yet physically and intellectually ready to handle and truly understand.  The last thing I want is for him to get the message that he is unable to do school work and destroy his love for school and learning before he even starts kindergarden!  Maybe at three or four he will find it frustrating to sit at a desk for an extended time to write his ABCs or numbers, but by 5 or 6 he will be ready.  Why rush?  I think it is better to be playing with sand, blocks, drawing to develop fine motor skills and hand eye coordination and getting plenty of outdoor climbing, running, and ball play and indoor dancing time to excercise his grosse motor skills.  It's more important to me that my 4-year-old love to read books and sing songs than be able to write his alphabet.  These basic preschool experiences are what will prepare him to be successful in school later.  It is called PRE-school for a reason.

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