Have I put my 2-year-old in preschool too soon?

我让两岁多的孩子上幼儿园是不是太早了？

Penelope Leach, child psychologist

Penelope Leach, 儿童心理学家

If your child wants to go to preschool, separates from you with only momentary sadness, and enjoys playing with the other children, she's likely to be ready enough for the experience that it won't do her any harm.

如果你的孩子已经自己想上幼儿园了，当孩子和你分离的时候，孩子只伤心一小会儿，然后就和其他孩子一起玩得很开心，那么这说明你的孩子已经为即将到来的幼儿园生活做好准备了，这种情况下即便两岁多入园，并不会对孩子有任何伤害。

The behavior you're seeing suggests, however, that she's only just ready, and that going to preschool has added some extra stress to her life. Only you (and perhaps her teacher) can decide whether it's worth it.

你看到孩子的上述行为，只是说明你的孩子已经做好准备要去幼儿园了，以及，去幼儿园确实给孩子会带来一些额外的压力。如果现在就把孩子送去幼儿园，判定这么做是否值得的人，只有你，也许也包括孩子的老师。

While you're thinking it over, remember that stress isn't always a bad thing. It may be that preschool is a challenge for your child, but one that, with lots of support from you, she'll gradually get a handle on.

当你还在斟酌考虑的时候，请记住压力并不一定总是坏事。也许现在就把孩子送去幼儿园对孩子确实是一个挑战，但是在你的大力支持下，孩子一定会逐渐应对得了这种挑战。

Perhaps the most important question is whether her regressive behavior persists all day, every day, or whether she tends to regress only after school, when she's tired and overstimulated.

或许最重要的问题是，孩子有些退步的行为是持整天都会持续且每天如此？还是这种退步仅仅是在孩子从幼儿园回家之后，当孩子疲劳或兴奋过度时发生？

If it's the former, you may want to scale back her hours at preschool or find a homier, more relaxing setting for her. If it's the latter, she's probably fine where she is.

如果你的是前者（每天整天都退步），那么你应该缩短孩子在幼儿园的时间，或者找一个更像家里一样舒适，更宽松的地方（幼儿园），如果你的孩子是后者（仅当疲劳或兴奋过度时行为退步），那么孩子大抵还是能在现在的地方（幼儿园）过的不错的。

来源：https://www.babycenter.com/404_have-i-put-my-2-year-old-in-preschool-too-soon_69307.bc

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