October 9, 2015
Mommy Powers


Dr. Laura:

I am a stay-at-home mom.  I enrolled our 4 1/2 year old daughter in pre-school, because my husband thought it was the best thing for her and that she wouldn't get the social interaction she "needed" if she didn't start now.  So I found the best private pre-school I could find and enrolled her for three days a week.  My gut feeling told me not to send her, even though I knew my younger son would get more one-on-one "mommy" time if she did start pre-school.  

I looked at the pre-school curriculum and discovered that we had already covered extensively at home some of what they would be "teaching."  I happened to listen to you on a day when you were covering the reasons why children don't belong in preschool.  I spoke to my husband and showed him numerous studies that indicate preschools only help children who have a horrible home life.  So I dis-enrolled her, and now she's a big help with her little brother.  They tinker around the house, we play, bake, count, measure, write the alphabet, and have so much fun doing it all.  We also get out and get social interaction at least twice a week. My son and I will certainly miss her when she finally starts kindergarten.  Thank you, Dr. Laura for helping me to use my "mommy powers" to help my children!

Lauren


Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM