michaeljenn Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I am planning on enrolling my 15, 12, and 7yo in CC next fall. However, I am on the fence on if I should enroll my son, who will be 5yo in October, in CC or not. I would love to hear from others who have put their young 5yo in CC or not. Opinions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 That age is frankly tough for CC, particularly if they have not been in group situations before. If you have a tutor who understands the activity level and distraction of that age, it can be wonderful though. Your expectations should be very flexible of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljenn Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Thanks for your reply:001_smile: He has been in a PDO/preschool program since he was 12months. He does very well there, but I know that CC is very different than the preschool. I may just put him in his last year of prek and focus on my older kiddo's. I bet it would be better for the whole family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRmommy Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 My son and I just finished our first year of CC. He turns 5 in August. Although he enjoyed it, I would have waited a couple of years. He has a long attention span for his age and did quite well in a classroom setting. However, he is quite sensitive, and some of the material this year was a bit difficult for him to digest. I still believe that it is a great program, but if I knew then what I know now, I probably would have waited until he was 6 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I am planning on enrolling my 15, 12, and 7yo in CC next fall. However, I am on the fence on if I should enroll my son, who will be 5yo in October, in CC or not. I would love to hear from others who have put their young 5yo in CC or not. Opinions?? My 5yo absolutely loved CC. But she was a girl. Having older siblings (especially 2 older siblings) in the program helps. A lot. I would not put a 5yo oldest sibling in CC. Youngers, however, work out much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LND1218 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 My 5yo absolutely loved CC. But she was a girl. Having older siblings (especially 2 older siblings) in the program helps. A lot. I would not put a 5yo oldest sibling in CC. Youngers, however, work out much better. :iagree: I have had a boy and girl start at five (not the oldest though) they have both done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneddmanybooks Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I am planning on enrolling my 15, 12, and 7yo in CC next fall. However, I am on the fence on if I should enroll my son, who will be 5yo in October, in CC or not. I would love to hear from others who have put their young 5yo in CC or not. Opinions?? My dd turned 6 just before we started with CC. She is advanced for her age, but I have always been glad that I didn't enroll her any earlier. I think 6 or 7 is a great age to start CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 My oldest was five this year. She loved it, but our tutor was great. I'll be putting a brand new four year old in next year. We'll see how that goes. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I agree with pps. My dd [turned 5 in Feb] finished her first year at CC and loved it. However, if she had been my oldest, I would not have enrolled her so young. I would imagine your son would be fine. However, he would probably be fine in the other program as well. It is amazing what a 5 yr old can memorize though. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Just so you know, the official rule of CC is that if a 4 year old or older is on campus, they will need to be enrolled. You would have to find another alternative for your youngest if the rest of your kids were enrolled. So, you may not even have a choice. It may depend on your director, but that's the official CC position. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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