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When Should A Child Start School? by Lanrelagboi: 6:18am On Jun 22

Couple of months after my daughter was born, we had a conversation about school with friends and I insisted that she would not start school until she’s 3 years old. Many people (including close family members) tried to persuade me that she has to start school early or she’d be left behind. I said NO. At least this one is my child, my (with madam) decision is final.

When she clocked 2, the wave of pressure from friends and family doubled, everyone kept saying, “take her to crèche now, she should have started school by now, she is just at home playing”. Some continued with the fear porn that she may struggle to keep up with her age mates when she starts. I insisted that she won’t.

When we enrolled her, the teachers said she had to start from KG1, because she had no school experience at all. I told them to enroll her in KG2, If she doesn’t catch up after the first & second term, they can demote her to KG1. I’d bear the cost.

Today, she is doing very fine, even the teachers are impressed as she is one of the best (if not the best) in a class where most started school or crèche at 2 years old or younger.

Summary: Don’t let anyone rush you to enroll your kids in school. If you have the flexibility and the capacity, let your children enjoy that first 3 years of their childhood without school stress weighing them down. Don’t rush them to school out of fear that they’ll be left behind.

In conclusion: Have strong head, do what you think is best for you.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Lindlady: 6:38am On Jun 22

Children should start school latest at the age of three.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Lovenorth: 7:08am On Jun 22

The best time is the age of 5, that's when the normal child is able to talk and take instructions

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by EnEnPeecee: 7:09am On Jun 22

When the child's walk became very steady he or she is good

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Mindlog: 7:09am On Jun 22

Mine started school at 4, after spending 2 years attending playgroups to play and learn.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by pongwa(m): 7:09am On Jun 22

My verdict is also 3

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by b03liberty(m): 7:09am On Jun 22

Great

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Davidic1999: 7:10am On Jun 22

I support you, thanks for been a good father to your daughter and may you reap the fruit of your labor cool

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Boogyman557: 7:10am On Jun 22

Holly Gram cool

children of this generation adapt to things fast.

2yrs PIKIN of this generation don de operate phone.

3yrs PIKIN of this generation don de operate LAPI.

LITE UP my WEED in peace

WTF MAN!

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by mrrandomguy: 7:11am On Jun 22

From age 4 and above. There are several studies in support of this.

Don't give in to any stupid pressure. Most people are just doing follow follow.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by decharlic(m): 7:11am On Jun 22

Whenever they wish to start

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by ojun50(m): 7:11am On Jun 22

This generation wey be say, the children don start school inside belle.

We are on a global word now, where tins are moving fast. 2 years is ok

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Medipharm: 7:11am On Jun 22

At 2.5 year

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by yuzjet(m): 7:11am On Jun 22

Hmm

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Jokerman(m): 7:12am On Jun 22

2 years is ok

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Sheistoopretty(f): 7:12am On Jun 22

The earlier you enroll your son/daughter in school even he/she is just 2 years old

This my generation are not like the other generations. This is the Gen-z generation where technology is everywhere and their kids are much much more smarter than the previous generations

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by kuntash: 7:13am On Jun 22

Lindlady:
Children should start school latest at the age of three.

To be learning what ?

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Kpilo101: 7:13am On Jun 22

The ideal age is three. By then, the child can now speak well and understand instructions. Parents also will observe the child to know when to put them in school. Some children are very intelligent. My daughter started school at age of 2yrs and 2months.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Saladdin: 7:13am On Jun 22

Well done Op @Lanrelagboi for not yielding to such pressure. The major reason we Nigerians rush kids through school is solely to brag. It's not uncommon to hear a parent boast that "My 7-year-old son is in JSS2". It is not a cool thing to do! Let your child organically progress. Your child might be book smart at a very young age, Yes! But let them develop physically, psychologically and emotionally too.

Europeans and Asians don't take such nonsense as a norm, but only Africans who have never put a thought as to why the educational system is structured that way, thinking they know better. The son of my former Lebanese neighbor is 15 or 16 and I think he's just writing his Junior WAEC. Dude has been acing all his subjects effortlessly with minimal competition. Such child will almost never be bullied.

We might think it's cool and cliche, but the physical, psychological and emotional toll it takes on children is unimaginable. This is coupled with the annoying fact that break-time and P.E classes for children are fast disappearing in schools. Primary 6 is more or less an optional class now. Too bad.

In the end, all these becomes counterproductive, as the child may struggle to cope with a class unsuitable for their age. Many children end up being taken advantage of, bullied, sexually harassed and initiated into vices.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by NairalandGOAT1: 7:13am On Jun 22

Lanrelagboi:

I like how blunt you sound in your write up... 😆

Honestly, strong head is underestimated, especially by our parents and elders who will think you're just being stubborn, meanwhile the 2 are different eveb though they're similar.... Hahahaha 😂

My brother make no body pressure you at all ooh....
My boy will be 3 in October and he already knows most of the nursery rhymes since he has been schooling from home 😜
What do they do in the creche apart from to go there and watch Coco melon? Yes! Cartoons 🤣 all day long!!!
(I know this because we enrolled him last year and later pulled him out because it's a total waste of our money) Use that money to subscribe your cable TV, get a kiddies pad and data subscription for your child and there you have your full creche at home.

Those who enrolled their kids at an earlier age do so because
1). They(both parents) are working and do not have the time to take care of their kids.
2). They just want to ease themselves of the children's wahala 😁

Lastly, from a personal experience, a child should be enrolled in school only when he/she has started speaking so the child can be able to report the teachers to you their parents just in case of any abuse and that's between ages 3-4 years.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by SweetVibe: 7:14am On Jun 22

3-4 years is the ideal age, anything below that is desperation...

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Dshocker(m): 7:15am On Jun 22

At 4yrs would have been the best.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by McBishop2020: 7:15am On Jun 22

Which school: formal or informal schooling?

If formal, which level: crèche, nursery, primary, secondary, etc?

If primary, minimum of 5yrs and standard of 6yrs and above, depending on the child's maturity rate.

Maturity here is in terms of physical, mental and emotional.

Thanks so dearly for allowing your child sometimes at home before bothering her with academic issues.
If one has the resources, your child should be at home and schooled by her mom and gadgets at home for 5 yrs before venturing into formal school setting. In this way, the family's core values must have been instilled in the child and the structuring of the child for future challenges will be easier for parents who have such qualities and plans.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by kuntash: 7:16am On Jun 22

Those that started school by putting their hands across their heads to touch the other side of their ears are the ones ruling now .

While majority that supposedly started in their mother's womb are on social media focussing on what's entirely not linked with their future or destiny..

Bitter truth

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Valentinooo: 7:16am On Jun 22

3 or 4 is okay
Those that started before the age of 2, check well bother parents are working. So no one to look after the child. They had to quickly put him in school to enable them do their work

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Lanretoye(m): 7:17am On Jun 22

For me,I enrolled my son in a daycare at a year and few months and it prepared him to stay without his parents then when he was 2 I introduced him to the school environment when he started pre school. By 3 he was already in nursery 1 and he caught up very well.

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by ITbomb(m): 7:17am On Jun 22

Mine started pre nursery at 2 mainly because no one would be at home to take care of her and she needed company to develop as she has speech delay .

She still enjoy maximum home play when she's back.
If need be, she may have to repeat a class to be with her mates. All cost on me

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by YoungLionken(m): 7:18am On Jun 22

"Economy is hard now, don't give birth!". Well, there's just something about you birthing and taking care of your own child cool

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To The Topic
My first son started at age 4, others 3

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by easzypeaszy(m): 7:19am On Jun 22

My kids strt 1yr 8mnths...But u kw dat kind of sch nah.
The truth is if ur kids are very calm n don't stress u at all..u can wait till like 2yrs or 2 n half max.
But if u get my types wey dey fight 24/7 baba move Dem..

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Honestey: 7:21am On Jun 22

Except the parents are too busy with work especially the mother, there is absolutely no need, in fact not advisable to rush your child to school before his/her 3rd year. At least let your children grow up without any stress for 3 years. Is that too much to ask for

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Re: When Should A Child Start School? by Cassandraloius: 7:22am On Jun 22

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