School For My 2yo

Do I really need to send her to school?

Does SHE really need the school?

was it about ME or about HER?

After whole of 2017 living between 2 countries, 2 airports and lot lot lot of travel. I was feel worried that my tot a bit isolated with people and surrounding. 

As the only kid at the moment, she has no sibling to share her day with. We weren't really have play dates in Kuala Lumpur too, I wasn't have enough friend who have kid at similar or nearly age with her. Mostly our day was only me and her, and during the weekend with additional people, which are her Dad, my sister in law, and our cleaner.

I kept thinking if she will be able to socialize enough because she seldom met kids (we are living in condominium, and  even though I brought her to the play ground and communal area daily, city kids in KL seems to be not playing outdoor or most of them will stay in day care)

Should I send her to day care too couple times a week just for her to mix around with people, or should I just send her to playschool.

I've been searching several playschool and playgroup that suit her age and the curriculum seems making sense to my nerve. But I feel that all were too extreme to me. When the curriculum good, where it taught toddler to play instead of force them to sit and read. the price is amazingly expensive. When the price is cheap enough, the other students there worry me a bit (haha... yes.... not the teacher, but the other students that worry me a bit)

So here I am, worrying if my 23 mo socialize enough with other kids.

But after several research and talk with other Moms, I think I made good conclusion that:

1. Its OK to send kids to school at age 3 or 4

and spend their earlier days just at home with Mom.

2. Socialize with other kids for below 2 yo is not necessarily important

at that age is more important to socialize with their parent. To learn about love, attention, moral, routine, feelings, talk, language and so on.

 3. Play, play and play

Its her world, all about play. Indoor and outdoor.

picking flower in the park

play at the cafe

Play at friend's house

Picking flower in the park

helping the cleaner sweep the playground

Play in the kitchen, helping me cut boiled egg for brekkie

4. Play-date twice a week

its actually about me, more than her. She doesn't really care who she played with.

But for me, when she has play buddy to interact with, I can just sit around and relax a bit. 

Scroll on my smartphone and sip my coffee slowly without feeling guilty for not interact with her.

Bumped into event, and we were shamelessly joined them having fun

Playgroup at Ibu Family House

kids at satay stall and kids at the river catching toadpole

Enjoying the nature

I guess I'm doing alright as Mother.

And I guess she is doing alright as a kid.

Hopefully nobody accused me for neglected her and being too busy with my smartphone :')