My son is 4 turns 5 next month, he's a 'big' boy just ask him ;-). With all the changes he has endured this last year, mom leaving, the divorce, the subsequent moves, changes in daycare (heck starting daycare at all); I was wondering how to evaluate his emotional level for attending school next year. Being able to do the work is not an issue in the least, he reads on a 3rd grade level, can do the same math his 9 year old cousin can, can write better than his dad (thank god) etc etc etc.

my concerns stem from the way he interacts with his peers, he is stand offish now where he once was everyones best friend. He is prone to temper tantrums where before he was mild mannered as superman. He will out right refuse to do things, even things he likes to do; today he refused to play in his t-ball game and he normally loves to play.

Maybe I'm looking to hard for problems that dont really exist and he is like every other 4-5 year old out there, but he doesnt seem like it to me.

Any suggestions? Or should I just roll with it and keep my eyes open? This parenting thing is tough without the manual, the hospital swears they gave me one but I guess I lost on the way to the car.