Note that where we live, kindergartners are aged 5-6, and 1st graders are aged 6-7. Kids are also memorization machines. Letters are pure memorization. But k

Note that where we live, kindergartners are aged 5-6, and 1st graders are aged 6-7. Kids are also memorization machines. Letters are pure memorization. But kids also forget things fast. Our oldest learned the letters by 2, forgot them, then re-learned them at 4. That said, everyone develops in different areas at different rates. I definitely think parents tend to push their kids more than they need to. Lots of this stuff is just when the kid is physiologically ready to do it. Pushing them when they aren't ready just adds pointless stress.