My son just needed a routined structure of "work" (basically a school schedule of just art, music, motor skill activities, and extra maths, reading, and writing activities that only my son did). I was probably a little more relaxed (about teaching) than my son needed; he definitely loves routine and authority, and always has even as a toddler. The year before he started kindy was like torture, he was so bored at home, and I tried to recreate a kindy atmosphere but it wasn't the same. I regret not sending him a year earlier, but I thought he might be lacking in social skills as he seemed terrified of young kids. I am the one in my family with children, and I was the first of my friends (who then had girls, while I have boys), and I'm a SAHM.
