I saw the above picture on Facebook, and it was a photo taken of two children who were attending their Kindergarten prom.
Call me old school but I do wish our kids could just be kids. I understand the premise of celebrating a child moving up from kindergarten on to bigger and better things in elementary school, but having a prom might be a bit much.
When we have graduations for little children in our opinion the ceremony teaches them that when they work hard their achievements are celebrated.
Graduation encourages them to keep on swimming, set a goal and knock it out of the park. Additional prom can also be seen as an innocent celebration, and an opportunity to celebrate with kids as they move ahead.
The problem I have is everything that comes with Prom. The dresses, the fashion show, the lights, the red carpet. Prom’s have almost become closely akin to a celebrity attending the Met Gala where everyone wants to out do the other person.
When you bundle all of that and place it on the shoulders of a five year old, things get a bit hairy for me.
That prom dress pictured above is highly inappropriate for a child and even though the little boy looks dapper in his outfit the whole thing is just way too much for them at that age.
We say let the kids enjoy, recess, naps, toys and everything that makes childhood special give them something to look forward to in the future.
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In a world that is highly sexualised we have to work overtime to keep our children engaged in what is appropriate for them so that as they mature they can gradually understand the world they will be living in.
Many parents have made the decision to have their children miss the kindergarten prom for the very reasons I have stated. What say you? Is prom in kindergarten going to far?
Not at all
I think it to much at that age just keep stair her in the right diraction to finish school and she can have that when the time is right this is the kind of stuff that make our kids grow up to fast the dress is cute not for her age let lil kids be kids with out all the presher
What? What? I think kdg graduations are over the top. These parents have got to stop this.
It’s not the prom theme, it’s the outfits the kids are wearing!
What!!!
Yes it is to much let them enjoy the fact of growing up don’t lead them to really think she’s their date
NOT A DRESS FOR A 5YR OLD
The money wasted on this foolishness, can go towards my daughter’s college fund!! #cutebutthat’sfoolishness
Hot mess!
No why
If they had a “mock” prom …during the normal hours of school and it was just a little party for the kids with food & music a way for the little ones to have fun.. & certainly appropriately dressed like children…no problem…if this picture is actually from a preschool prom ..that’s really really sad … kids need to be kids & grown folks shd have better judgement.
Yes it is. If they experience everything at a young age, what will they have to look forward to??
It’s the parents that children try to be grown before their time.
Let them grow as kids.why expose them to adult life already
Totally unacceptable
Yes. This is just ridiculous!
She looks like she’s in Hoochie Mama Training!!
stupid…and why does she have on that dress?
Yes,they need to learn ABC,123 some don’t even know how to pick the letters out for their names,who’s going to be daddy this week or next week,I can go on and on,why this is wrong
Cute though
Yes it’s too too much
Ridiculous!!
Doing way too much….
toooo much, REALLY WHO DOES THAT?!?!?
That dress is
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No no, much too much. Let them stay kids, especially the little girl. Bad taste. Being sexualized waaaaay tooo early!!!!!
That dress is over the top….Yes, it’s to much for them!
, yes
I do live by example!
Yes it is too much for the children. What are the values we are teaching our children. I think the normal graduation uniform is the way to go
they have nothing to look forward too if you do this. too much
No words. Can they spell and write their names
Yes! Prom is the final step of school a long awaited honor of finally being done and passing on for college. Your just getting started in kindergarten what’s the purpose, if that’s the case how about we start them at the age of 2YRS OLD.
What the what??
Yes way to much.
WAAAAY OVER THE TOP AND TOOOO GROWN!!! PARENTS JUST STOP IT!!! …. AND THAT DRESS IS TOOOO DOGGONE GROWN… SMH AT THE PARENTS!!! … SHAME!!!
Dumb ass parents
This is a bit much…
Yes too much! Let them have something to look forward to
Yes, this is ridiculous.
No mammmm what she got on
Who did this
I don’t see anything wrong with having a prom! My son’s daycare had a prom just recently! I dressed my son in one of his church suits. He enjoyed himself! I will never go all out like that bc it’s not his senior prom!!
Wayyyy too much!
Rediculous, let them have a childhood! Any school that allowed this needs some serious intervention. Keep it age appropriate and keep the in mature parents out of the decision making.
Life is no longer precious and sweet. Life is about one up on the next person. This actually has nothing to do with the babies. Its all about the parents. How stupid and what a waste of time, energy and money. And look at that inappropriate dress. Shameful. Please allow our h babies to be babies and have something to look forward to.
why is it that folks have to be coupled up…let them be kids..
No but y r they dressed like that???
Yessss
Loll
I’m done with this country.