Send... Or Not Send... That is the Question

I have often joked that G is some sort of Benjamin Button.  He’s had a crazy vocabulary for years and been able to use it and is large in size for his age (often mistaken for a 6 year old).  It’s been difficult to parent him at times because you often forget you’re dealing with a 4 year old.

Here’s another example of his large size: He went for a dental cleaning last week and they couldn't believe he was only 4.  His molars have come in and his 7 year teeth should be making their appearance any day now.  Now, G had his first tooth at 4 months, so getting his teeth soon comes as no surprise to me.

Why am I mentioning all of the above?  Well, I recently found out that G CAN go to kindergarten this fall.  His birthday is the cutoff date (9/1) and we were under the impression he’d have to wait a year because he missed the date.  Not true.  He CAN go.  The great thing about this is our school district just passed all day kindergarten for the upcoming school year.  G has attended ‘school’ all day in the past, so this won’t be difficult for him.  But I’m having a hard time with making this decision.

During his fall conference, we spoke to his teacher about potentially attending K in the fall and she said we could revisit during spring conference.  He knows his numbers, ABC’s, writes his name, is social, etc…  I just don’t know if he’s mature enough.  He’s definitely big enough (which is something that scares me if he attends pre-k again – he’s already so much bigger than all the kids).  I worry because he’ll be the youngest and although he’s big, he may not be there quite yet.  My mom tells me he could repeat K if necessary, but I don’t know if I could do that to him.  My little bro was the youngest in his class (9/18 birthday) and did just fine.  He never attended preschool like G did, but times are different.  Sigh…

I know I have other parents that follow this blog, some are teachers, and welcome your input/feedback.  We have talked about this to G and he says he wants to go, but then again… he’s 4 J

Advice?!