I listed these reasons in post 41. These are much more serious reasons that I was laying out.Oh my, I never knew. That’s probably because I work with special needs kids who are still in diapers.
The behavior might happen when her husband is home but it is so concerning that it raises red flags by itself. IE. It might happen when dad is home but it may not have anything to do with dad himself. It may be behavior that is surfacing because the child is in a different situation.
Any psychology textbook will tell you that inappropriate urination over the age of 4 is concerning. This would not include childish actions, such as peeing in pants while playing, peeing in the corner of a room or peeing outdoors.
A physical issue like a UTI
A developmental issue like Autism Spectrum Disorder or Downs Syndrome
A psychological issue that can be a precursor to mental illness.
A red flag for abuse, especially sexual abuse.
It should be easy to refer to these people as your brother or sister in achrist. We are all the body of Christ.Um, that will be very tough to do right now. Too many raw emotions on top of my mom suddenly passing. Yep, I’m fallen. I strive for that, but not even my extremely pious husband can’t do that yet. The context would be awkward for both of us.
Kindergarten–and the age of children attending–have changed drastically. I wouldn’t of made some of the cut-offs for Kindergarten when I was starting first grade!! I was 4 for the entirety of Kindergarten and I had friends younger than me! Now it’s not unusual for K kids to celebrate their 6th birthday. There are kids now in Kindergarden the same age I was when I was in 2nd grade.Most schools where I live are in session by mid-August, so there’d be a fair few 4yos in kindy if they went by that date! I think our actual date varies by district. Our district’s is the last business day in July. I think July 31st and August 1st are also common.
I live in the northeast…judging by the number of my peers who were 17 in college, I’d say it wasn’t all that uncommon. When I worked with classical freshman about 15-20% of our class were minors for at least part of the year…this means that they started Kindergarten at 4. And we weren’t a really high ranking “genius” university. There are less 17yo freshman–maybe sub 10% these days but it’s not that unusual. A 17yo Sophomore would be…I don’t know how old you are, but when I was a child, most kids started kindergarten at the age of five, which by my calculation would make turning six in kindergarten the norm. Judging by the years they graduated, it was the same for my parents and their siblings. I’ve never heard of a 3yo in kindergarten, at least not in the American sense of the word. Even my grandmother, who was born in 1912, graduated from 8th grade on her 14th birthday. I’m going to presume you don’t outdate her. For whatever reason, the adults in your life may have thought you were ready for kindergarten at the age of 4, but I don’t think it was ever the norm.