Comments on: Protecting the God-Given Curiosity in Our Small Children http://treasuringthemoments.net/2014/08/04/feeling-pressured-to-do-school-with-your-small-children/ "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven" Ecc. 3:1 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:49:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: An Incomplete List of Things To Do With Your Child At 5 and 6 - Treasuring the Moments http://treasuringthemoments.net/2014/08/04/feeling-pressured-to-do-school-with-your-small-children/#comment-7820 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:49:58 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=699743#comment-7820 […] I wrote a post about the pressure many of us feel to start our child’s formal education when they reach 5-6 years of age. I asked the question […]

]]> By: Elisabeth http://treasuringthemoments.net/2014/08/04/feeling-pressured-to-do-school-with-your-small-children/#comment-7732 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:35:12 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=699743#comment-7732 In reply to Courtney Horst.

I was the same way as you, Courtney and I still have to fight those tendencies but it works and I have the kids to prove it. lol Hopefully I can give you lots of great ideas that will inspire you to do your own thing, too.

]]> By: Courtney Horst http://treasuringthemoments.net/2014/08/04/feeling-pressured-to-do-school-with-your-small-children/#comment-7719 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:56:58 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=699743#comment-7719 Yes, I agree and wish to have ideas to help me in this area “non-institutional” learning. Being the homeschooling mother of three, 7, 4 and almost 2 presents this challenge especially since, I’m built to prefer a rigid schedule. Lol So teaching in a more “relaxed” way would be stepping out of my comfort zone. I’ve considered putting my 4 year old daughter through a relaxed 2years of kindergarten since she seems so eager to learn and learned alot last year from just watching/listening to the teaching of her 6 year old bro. But have been reluctant to put our children in school any earlier than necessary since they’ll be IN school for 12 years+.

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