[Icthus]

Not at all. In our particular case, my wife decided to be a "stay at home Mom" after our youngest daughter was born. Up until she was three years old, her interaction with other kids was limited to her older sisters and one or two kids on our street. Without a lot of interaction with other kids her own age, she was what some may consider withdrawn or extremely shy. My point was that there are so many logical reasons for a child to have difficulty in a Pre-K environment that word "expelled" may not be an accurate portrayal of the true facts. BTW, my wife is a K-3 teacher (5 years now).

[sageb1]

"Up until she was three years old, her interaction with other kids was limited to her older sisters and one or two kids on our street."

Actually, this is pretty normal for a 3-yr. old A recent survey showed that 80% of parents think the proper place for a young child is in the home, but they said they put their children in pre-K for socialization reasons. The ironic thing is that the more moms who stay home with their kids, the more kids in the neighborhood there will be with who to socialize. Toddlers learn to socialize in stages and as a rule do much better if they are not forced to socialize with too many individuals at a young age.

"My point was that there are so many logical reasons for a child to have difficulty in a Pre-K environment that word "expelled" may not be an accurate portrayal of the true facts"

I agree, although I know of two young children whose moms told me were "kicked out." The reason was that they were too active.

"BTW, my wife is a K-3 teacher (5 years now)."

Congratulations! You sound quite proud:)