My Clarebear starts this year... I don't feel ready for it at all! She's extremely bright, but in some ways is still such a baby. She is also very young - won't be five until the middle of March. We ummed and ahhed over sending her but because she is so bright and getting bored at kindy, we felt we should give it a go.

She's so tiny, and her shorts and hat are huge on her. She's finding the whole transitioning thing out of babyhood quite difficult, and that's compounded with getting a new baby brother, as well. She is the youngest of five and has very much been the baby up until now.

I've already sent four kids off to school - you'd think I'd be used to it by now, wouldn't you?