I have two children: a one-year-old son and a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter -- call them Drew and Gracie. People have started asking me if Gracie will be starting preschool this fall. I just smile and say she will be staying home with me. I realize that she would probably enjoy preschool, and would possibly even learn some things that she would not learn at home. I even had one friend tell me that I would be doing her a disservice (by inhibiting her social development) if I keep her home. But I am not convinced.
When did preschool become a normal -- perhaps even necessary -- thing for our children to do? A few days ago I was thinking about it and I realized that almost all of my friends' children have gone to preschool for at least a year before starting kindergarten. I guess I'm feeling a little bit uncomfortable by doing something different.
What do you think? Is preschool necessary? What would Gracie gain by going to preschool that she could not learn by being home with me?
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