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This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
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CaidensMommy
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This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
My DH and I can't agree on anything when it comes to parenting Caiden!  He ends up just getting mad at me and saying, Melissa do what you want you do it anyway!!!
And now he's saying that Caiden doesn't need preschool. He needs karate for discipline! 
***??? How can you even compare the 2??? So of course he's mad at me and said do whatever I want because his opinion doesn't matter anyway! Of course his opinion matters, but I think preschool is really good for him. He really has learned a lot both academically and socially. My DH doesn't see that he's learned anything except art projects? What is he talking about? I swear he's clueless. Most of his ideas, etc make no sense at all.
AAAAaaaaahhhh!!!
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Posted 2/28/07 5:09 PM  |
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Disneygirl
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Re: This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
Posted by CaidensMommy
do what you want you do it anyway!!!
So of course he's mad at me and said do whatever I want because his opinion doesn't matter anyway!
These are the exact same words DH says to me when we disagree. Are you sure we're not married to the same man?  Sorry don't have any advice because I'm still trying to figure this one out for myself. 
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| Posted 2/28/07 5:14 PM |
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preciouslove
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Re: This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
Karate School over pre-school?
Karate School is all about self defense. But Is Caiden going to learn his abc's at Karate school...Ask your DH that and see what he says...
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| Posted 2/28/07 5:16 PM |
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Tracey
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Re: This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
Posted by bedda26
Karate School over pre-school?
Karate School is all about self defense. But Is Caiden going to learn his abc's at Karate school...Ask your DH that and see what he says...
I agree, nowadays they really do need pre-school - they need to know a lot of things before they go to kindergarten. Like, how to write his name, count to 10, abc's.
Karate is good, but its not preschool!
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| Posted 2/28/07 5:21 PM |
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Moehick
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Re: This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
Can he visit the preschool and see what Caiden is learning? Maybe once he sees he will realize it's importance
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| Posted 2/28/07 5:29 PM |
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michele31
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Michele
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Re: This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
Isn't Caiden in daycare? If he is then at that age he should be learning at his daycare. You want to move his school? Don't you work anyway?
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| Posted 2/28/07 6:27 PM |
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Janice
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Re: This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
can he do karate at night? I only suggest it because it might be something that your DH and Caiden can do together, like a weekly date of your DH taking and watching Caiden at karate night.
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| Posted 2/28/07 6:30 PM |
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joenick
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Re: This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
Speaking as a mom who has her son in both pre-school and Karate, I can tell you that a mixture of both is excellent for a child's overall development.
Pre-school has taught my son (over the past 2 years) colors, letters, numbers, phonemic awareness, prayers (it's a Catholic school) handwriting, manual coordination, shapes, sight words. Socially it has taught him acceptance, turn taking, sharing, communication skills, inference, friendship, care for himself/ others/ classroom items.
At the dojo (Karate classroom), my son has learned discipline, respect, perseverance, self-confidence, and goal setting/ attainment. Physically he has learned balance, stranger danger, self defense, Karate stances/ positioning. Academically he has learned to speak Japanese (so cute). The sensei also gathers the children to have little discussions in between activities. They are always motivational and sometimes educational.
I find that my son has matured soooo much since being in both pre-school and Karate. It's a great combination.
But if having to decide between the 2, I'd say pre-school is more important. If not for anything else, it prepares your child for the separation for Kindergarten and learning in a classroom setting.
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| Posted 2/28/07 6:45 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Shawn
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Re: This parenting thing gets harder and harder!
Posted by joenick
Speaking as a mom who has her son in both pre-school and Karate, I can tell you that a mixture of both is excellent for a child's overall development.
Pre-school has taught my son (over the past 2 years) colors, letters, numbers, phonemic awareness, prayers (it's a Catholic school) handwriting, manual coordination, shapes, sight words. Socially it has taught him acceptance, turn taking, sharing, communication skills, inference, friendship, care for himself/ others/ classroom items.
At the dojo (Karate classroom), my son has learned discipline, respect, perseverance, self-confidence, and goal setting/ attainment. Physically he has learned balance, stranger danger, self defense, Karate stances/ positioning. Academically he has learned to speak Japanese (so cute). The sensei also gathers the children to have little discussions in between activities. They are always motivational and sometimes educational.
I find that my son has matured soooo much since being in both pre-school and Karate. It's a great combination.
But if having to decide between the 2, I'd say pre-school is more important. If not for anything else, it prepares your child for the separation for Kindergarten and learning in a classroom setting.
I agree totally. I was going to write something very similar, but you did such a good job, I figured I'd just quote you. I also have a son in karate and pre-school. Both are very important, but totally different. One doesn't replace the other, but work in parallel. On the other hand, neither one is "mandatory", but as parents, we try not to get buy on just what is required, but to do the best that we can for our DC.
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