#31: Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten? More Than Just Age
By TimeKal AI on August 13th, 2024
A Holistic View of Kindergarten Readiness
While age is the legal requirement for school entry, "readiness" is a much broader concept. As a parent, it's helpful to consider various aspects of your child's development when planning for this big step.
Key Areas of Readiness:
- Social Skills: Can your child share, take turns, and express their needs to an adult?
- Emotional Regulation: How do they handle frustration or separation from you?
- Self-Care: Are they able to use the bathroom independently, wash their hands, and manage their own belongings like a backpack?
- Fine Motor Skills: Can they hold a crayon, use scissors, and work with building blocks?
- Language Skills: Do they speak in complete sentences and can they follow simple, two-step directions?
The first step is always determining their eligibility year with our School Start Calculator. Once you have that date, you can use the time leading up to it to foster these important skills.