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      Don't send children to school at four, warn experts
      Plans to lower the mandatory school starting age to four could trigger a wave of stress and anxiety among children according to new research which suggests starting formal lessons so early can damage some youngsters' education for life. Read more
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      sherene
      Submitted on 17 February, 2009 - 09:44

      dear readers,

      i feel that ,its better to sent children to school at a stage when they r able to do  things by themselves.Also, by the time, they would be abe to understand the basic things through their interaction with their parents,elder brothers/sisters;they will become more trained in behaving in a social group through the time spent in the company of their family.In india, earlier, there existed the so called joint-family, where grand-parents, and other family members were there to cater to the needs of a child, in civilising the child,in making him familiar with different things seen around him ,and satisfy his/ her psychological needs.Now the up-coming of the nuclear-family has nullified the notions of childhood memories and pleasures. Just becoming 3, the  child is placed in the formal atmosphere of a school were he's supposed to spend most of his time in an unfamiliar space, away from his  family. Admitting a child to school quite early doesn't mean more advancement of his mental abilities /study skills.Let him relax and gain more in his infancy to advance further in his life.And we as elders need to help them.So, i strongly support children going to school after 4,and meanwhile spend some time with their companions in play-schools or kindergartens.