I think some parents have the wrong idea about holding their children back. I think there needs to be better rules on this.

Children seem to grasp what school is about at different ages – and every child is different – heaven help the hired help at guessing whether your child is ready or not.

my son will have just turned 6 when he starts school next year, he was no where near ready for school last year, ask the kinder teachers what they think, they are trained to know whether they need some extra time

My son goes to school next year and is super excited

My younger one is 3 but she is ready to go school bit here kinder starts at 4

My youngest youngest was ready for kinder at 3 and ready for school at 4 lol

Than you for all the points. My son is just 3yo and we still have some time before our decision.

My son was never ready to go to school, I agreed to homeschool for a year but he ended up loving it and even though his kinder friends kept asking him to go to school he said he did not want to. Homeschool is not for everyone but it is a really great option.

A confusing time for all parents.

Every kid is different, use your gut and speak with your child’s kindergarten or day care teachers and get their advice.

Yes, agreed it can be confusing to know if your child is ready

This is really tricky for a lot of parents. I’d suggest waiting if you’ve any doubt.

Being clever is not enough. They need to have more developed social skills and hopefully be able to follow some instructions and sit still for a short time too.

My daughter was nearly 5 when she started school as her birthday is in June but I am sorry that I sent her that young she really struggled

I wanted with my eldest until she was a bit older as she wasn’t ready and I’m glad I did as it took her a long time to settle even with this

When they know the right social ques to be able to interact with other children, teachers etc. Most children breeze through but for some it’s too early. I think every mother knows when her child is ready.

concentration span, ability to engage with things, can have some time away from parent.Unfortunately sometimes it is hard to tell until they actually start. My confident child who breezed through transitions visits, did not cope well for the first few weeks of school.

I didn’t think we had a choice. I was told the year they turn 5 is when they start kindergarten. And we had to make sure they were capable of going to the toilet on their own. My son hated it, he probably wasn’t ready, but I don’t think he ever would be. He was that kind of kid. My daughter however would have happily gone off with her brother when she was 1

Super keen was a good indicator of being ready.

THere are heaps of school readiness programs out there too.