Start Early to Reap Benefits Later

My nearly-five-years-old son thinks he's too young to go to school. On any typical school day, he's exasperated when he's woken up. Of course, most of us don't like to wake up early, but sleep seems even more precious to a kid who doesn't seem to understand the logic behind needing to wake up. "I'm too young to go to school," he'll say. "I'll start school when I'm your age." But he has to start early, we all did and so will our kids. You start school when you're very young because you need

This article was originally published on January 19, 2021.