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Parents keep coming up with new ways to astound me. I can understand the parents supporting this, the kids are adorable. But I can't wrap my head around a pre-school sponsoring such silliness. Supposedly a "growing number" (ambiguous term) are holding pre-k proms:
Not a fan at all. The elementary schools and junior highs here have one or two "socials" and "mixers." The guidelines are explicitly against dressing up. The first time kids get semi-formal is in eighth grade, when they have their class party and then graduate later that week.
It's expensive enough to keep my kids in clothes and shoes that fit. I would have been very irritated at the pressure to buy a suit or fluffy dress that would be worn once and outgrown. And the concept of a "king" and "queen" at age 4 and 5 is ridiculous. At that age it's just about who's prettiest. What else would it be based on? Best coloring technique? Best sharing?
Ugh, I am just picturing the moms from the pre-ballet classes I used to teach.
A class party is fine, but that's way over the top. Prom dresses, prom king and queen, 4-year-olds taking boy-girl photos, and what must surely be a ridiculous expense? Not for me.
For what it's worth, I feel the same way about kindergarten "graduations." Of course, tiny kids in caps and gowns are cute, but save these events for the appropriate age when they are actually deserved and appreciated.
I think it is totally unnecessary, shame on the parents encouragn=ing this.
like young parents dont have enough expenses.
i think this is stupid and ridicoulos.
I would not let my children partake in this,'its absurd.
Ridiculous and unnecessarily expensive. The average pre-K child does not have prom-wear laying around.
Our kid's elementary school had dances, but they were always carefully themed like Luaua, or Summer Beach Party, so essentially the kids could wear casual clothes.
well, if you remove the expensive stuff associated with prom (and, by the way, High School proms have gotten way out of control) I don't necessarily see these things as bad.
At a time when common courtesy and manners seem to be often forgotten, teaching young kids manners and social graces might be a good thing. "Looks" matter less to younger kids, so it might be a more inclusive environment for the future "B" and "C" list kids.
I still think we need to bring back shop and home economics classes and maybe add some "life skills" classes such as budgeting, how to balance a checkbook, how to shop for healthy food choices and why.
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