Your son’s birthday is just around the corner but you’ve got no idea what to say to convey just how awesome a guy you think he is. Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered with the best Happy Birthday son quotes, wishes and meaningful messages! Here are some happy birthday wishes and messages that’ll help you figure out the best way to wish your son a very happy birthday!
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• Birthday Quotes for Your Son
• Birthday Wishes for Son
• Funny Birthday Wishes for Your Son
• Happy Birthday Son From Mom
• Happy Birthday Son From Dad
• Happy Birthday To A Son Who Became A New Dad
• Celebrate Your Son on His Day
Birthday Quotes for Your Son
‘You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.’ – Wally Schirra
‘It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.’ – Friedrich von Schiller
‘When your son grows up, become his brother.’ – Arabic Proverb
‘Until you have a son of your own, you will never know what that means. You will never know the joy beyond joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son.’ – Kent Nerburn
‘Sometimes when I need a miracle, I look into my son’s eyes, and realize I’ve already created one.’ – Unknown
Birthday Wishes for Son
Happy Birthday son! I hope that you will always be happy, healthy, and a blessing to everyone around you. Lots of hugs, mummy.
Dear son, everyday I am grateful for you. You are a bundle of joy that brings nothing but happiness to our lives.
Happy Birthday son, no matter how old you are, you are always mummy's little boy. I can't believe how fast the years have gone by. All the best for your future endeavours, I'm sure you will rock your socks!
I am grateful for all that you have done for this family and wish you nothing but even more success and greatness to come your way.
Everyday my heart is filled with love for you. You have made me such a proud mum, I'm so glad to call you my son and I'm sure everyone else is glad to have you in their lives too.
Funny Birthday Wishes for Your Son
Sons like you don’t come along every day. And thank goodness for that, because we could hardly afford to feed one of you. Hope you have a wonderful birthday, son.
This year you seem to be exhibiting some signs of actually growing up. It’s a miracle! I’m just kidding, and I hope that your year is filled with all sorts of splendidly childish things that captivate you in every way. Happy birthday son!
One thing you can look forward to as you get older is that you’ll look as good and amazing as your parents. Happy birthday son!
Happy Birthday, son! You were a wonderful child, and you’ve become a wonderful man. Notice I didn’t mention anything about the teen years. Just kidding. Happy birthday!
Every year, you are becoming more handsome, more smart and more awesome. It almost looks like you are trying to become like me! Well, hope your wishes come true. Happy birthday, my lovely son.
Did you know that science keeps proving again and again that people who celebrate more birthdays live longer than those who don’t?! Happy birthday, dear son.
Wishing you a fabulous birthday, son. I can’t believe my sweet little son is rapidly getting closer and closer to enjoying senior citizen discounts and deals. Son, so you see old age isn’t a bad idea when you look at it from another angle.
Happy Birthday Son From Mom
Your birthday brings happy memories and a reminder of how you continue to bring joy to our lives. Sending the happiset birthday wishes for my son!
I hope that you always look ahead in life with a smile on your face and look back with fondness in your heart. I wish you endless joy in life on your birthday, and may it be filled with wonder and delight this year. Sending birthday wishes to son of the year!
Unending love, undivided attention, eternal pampering, everlasting affection, and endless care. These are the things that we can do for you, our dear son. Stay happy and have a happy birthday!
Today is the most special day for me. I became a mother on this day. Thank you for coming into my life and for fulfilling me. Happy birthday, my prince! I wish every day of your life brings you new reasons to smile.
Today is one of the most important days of my life. Because on this day God has sent you in my life which is the best gift ever. Happy birthday, my son! May you grow up with dignity and have the strength to overcome all challenges. My blessings are always with you.
Every single day since you were born, you’ve added something amazing to my life. I can’t imagine my life without you in it. Happy birthday, son!
My son. My wish for you is simple. Have the very best life imaginable. Live like you will never grow old. Play as hard as you work. Make time for people and things you adore. When you sleep, have the best dreams so that you wake up with a smile on your face. And know that you will always be so loved. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday To My Wonderful Son. No matter how big you get or how far you go, I’ll always be here, right beside you.
Happy Birthday Son From Dad
I cannot find the exact words to tell you that I am so proud of what you have become through the years! Happy birthday to you my son.
Words are simply not enough to express how amazing I feel to have you as my son. I love you. You make my life complete. Happy birthday, son!
Son, we raised you, paid for you and supported you. Now you’re an adult, it’s about time you returned the favour. Have a great birthday.
Happy Birthday, son! We may have given you lots of birthday presents over the years, but they don’t compare to the joy you’ve given us just by being you.
I used to wish I could stop the clock when you were just a little boy, holding my hand. But seeing how you turned to be a fine man, all I wish is for you to reach your dreams in life. Happy birthday, son.
There have been a lot of lessons I gave you over the years. On your special day today, I would like to give you the most important one: I am not perfect, neither is anyone else. So if you want to believe anyone, only believe in yourself. Happy birthday, my son.
Son, you are kind, handsome, thoughtful and smart……just like your dad. Happy birthday!
Happy birthday Son! We’ve watched you grow into an amazing man. May the year ahead continue to exceed your expectations!
Happy Birthday to the best son ever! You’re totally rad and you know it! Go celebrate. Have all the fun; and remember– we love you so much!
Dear son, no matter how much you have grown, for us, you are always going to remain our dearest and smartest baby boy. Wishing you a very happy birthday. May all your dreams and wishes come true!
Happy Birthday To A Son Who Became A New Dad
When you were born, I couldn’t even fathom how much you’d come to mean to me. And now you’re a father yourself! May your special day be filled with the untold splendor of this new very special gift. Happy birthday!
Not only are we celebrating you today, but your sweet son too! What a gift! Enjoy all the busy moments that parenthood brings your way. Being a first time dad will set you on a journey for a lifetime but I know you’re the perfect man for the job! Happy birthday to my son!
Congratulations on your new very timely gift! I know this new year and new chapter will be such a success for you! Love you so much!
A wonderful person always has a wonderful life. And, so shall you. We are always there for you, my son. Wish you a very happy and sweet birthday. Happy birthday my son!
Sometimes I can hardly believe that the man I see when I look at you used to be my little boy. And now you’ve got a little sparkle of your own. Happy birthday my son!
Happy Birthday to my son! Throughout the years you have made me so proud of who you have become. Thank you for being so wonderful. I know you’ll approach this new chapter with the strength and joy you’ve shown so far! Have a great birthday!
Thank you for letting us be the best parents we can be, just by being yourself — a wonderful, wonderful boy. We know that your new little baby will allow you to be just that too! Happy birthday son!
Dear son, you have grown up to be a fine young man. But we want to let you know that we will always be there for you, every step of the way and in every walk of life. We love you dearly. Wishing you a very happy birthday son!
Celebrate Your Son on His Day
It’s always so lovely to be able to mark a big day with the right words but that can also mean that there’s pressure to find the best thing to say. When in doubt, speak from the heart, and whatever birthday wishes you end up choosing for your son, we know that they’ll be just right.
Of the panoply of reforms now being implemented in California schools, the one affecting the state's youngest public school students passed almost unnoticed this fall.
For the first time since the state enacted kindergarten legislation in 1891, California children have to be 5 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten.
The new cutoff date follows years of efforts in the state Legislature to move the date students were eligible for kindergarten to be in line with at least 20 other states with a Sept. 1 cutoff date. The others have earlier or later cutoff dates, or leave it up to local school districts to decide.
The Sept. 1 deadline for regular kindergarten has been welcomed by the California Kindergarten Association. “I think it’s a huge benefit to the children,” said association board member Michelle Jones. Having a smaller age spread in the class makes for a “more cohesive class,” and makes it more likely that when students enter kindergarten they will be ready to be “academically challenged,” she said.
Blunting the impact of the new deadline is California's additional kindergarten year, called “transitional kindergarten,” for children whose 5th birthday falls somewhere between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2. These are children who were previously eligible to enroll in regular kindergarten even though they had not yet turned 5. They can now attend transitional kindergarten, and then enroll in regular kindergarten the following year.
“The real issue is not what age you enter kindergarten, but what opportunities do children have academically and socially before they enter school,” said Deborah Stipek, an expert on early learning and a professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Education.
However, the new age requirement has not settled the more complex question: Is a fixed cutoff date the best way to determine which children are ready for kindergarten? In fact, the minimum age for kindergarten has been a subject of considerable debate for more than a century. Over the years California lawmakers have tinkered with the kindergarten entry age at least nine times, according to a report by the California Research Bureau.
“The real issue is not what age you enter kindergarten, but what opportunities do children have academically and socially before they enter school,” said Deborah Stipek, an expert on early learning and Dean of Stanford's Graduate School of Education.
Especially during the preschool years, there are significant developmental differences among children. Extensive research has shown that those differences are accentuated among children from low-income backgrounds, who are far more likely to lag behind their more affluent peers in their readiness for kindergarten.
For example, Stipek pointed to a major gap in language skills between children from poor and middle-income backgrounds as early as 18 months – a difference tied to a range of factors, including how much time parents or caregivers are able to read and talk to a child.
Over the past decade the number of kindergartners in California schools climbed by more than 50,000, an increase of about 10 percent of total kindergarten enrollments. The increase coincided with one of the biggest budget crises in California's history, reinforcing calls dating back at least two decades to bring California's deadline for kindergarten in line with those of other states. In 1992, for example, then-Gov. Pete Wilson triggered a hailstorm of protest when he proposed rolling back the start date to Sept. 1 in an effort to save the state $335 million.
The transitional kindergarten program came about as a result of legislation introduced four years ago by then-state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto – but not for budgetary reasons. Simitian, now a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, said the 2022 Kindergarten Readiness Act was motivated by concerns that regular kindergarten had become more challenging and had in effect become what some educators call “the new first grade.”
Simitian said there was “a consensus among educators and in the research literature that youngsters who turned 5 by Dec. 2 were too often a little young for 21st century kindergarten.”
A report by the Legislative Analyst's Office at the time asserted that “data suggest children who are older tend to perform better on standardized tests… Taken together, this body of research suggests that changing the kindergarten entry age would be generally positive, with no overall negative effect on children’s academic achievement.”
The advantage of having younger kindergarten children in a separate classroom is clear to Jennifer Moless, a kindergarten teacher at Junipero Serra Elementary School in San Francisco. She said she had noticed that the younger children in her classroom struggled with all-day kindergarten: They needed nap time, help with going to the toilet and they had difficulty separating from their parents.
She feared that their lack of readiness would become even more of an issue with the introduction of the more demanding Common Core academic standards now being implemented in California schools.
The transitional kindergarten program – effectively an extra grade of public schooling offered free of charge to some 4-year-olds – was introduced gradually over the past three years, first in 2022-13 for children turning 5 in November, then in 2022-14 for those turning 5 in October, and this year for all those turning five after Sept. 1.
The state estimates that roughly 134,000 children have enrolled in transitional kindergarten this school year.
The new Sept. 1 cutoff date for enrollment in regular kindergarten did not overly concern Megan Hooper, whose daughter Harlow turned 5 in October. That's because she was eligible to enroll in a transitional kindergarten class, which she now attends at Baker Elementary School in San Jose.
One major attraction of transitional kindergarten is the financial relief it offers parents like herself, Hooper said. In her case, instead of having to pay $10,000 for another year of private preschool, she could enroll her daughter at no cost in a public school program. “It was a great deal,” she said.
In the transitional kindergarten class at Zaida T. Rodriguez Early Education School in San Francisco’s Mission district, consisting of 22 children whose birthdays fall between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2, there is a huge range in their abilities, said teacher Dayna Jean.
Half have never set foot in a preschool setting, many are English learners, and a few are way ahead of the curriculum Jean is teaching.
On a recent morning, Jean read a story about saving a beached whale to her students, who squirmed or sat cross-legged on a carpet in front of her. “What rhymes with whale?” Jean called out exuberantly. The children yelled “snail” and “tail,” a response that’s part of the San Francisco Unified School District’s transitional kindergarten curriculum to teach rhyming words.
“I have some students who already know their whole alphabet, two students who can already count up to 100, some who are writing their first, middle and last name,” Jean said. At the other end of the spectrum, she said, “I have some who have never been to school before, have never written their name, and are just learning how to sit in their chair.”
Last year when she taught transitional kindergarten, Jean pulled together a small group of students who clearly were ready for learning well beyond the curriculum of the rest of the class, so they could thrive at their own pace. “I had one boy in transitional kindergarten last year who began at a first-grade reading level, and was reading at a third-grade level at the end of the year,” she said.
Her experience underscored the challenge of finding just the right fit for children at varying skill levels.
San Jose's Megan Hooper said that her daughter's transitional kindergarten class taught skills her daughter had already acquired in preschool. She said her daughter told her during the first week of school that she practiced writing her name – a skill she had acquired at the beginning of preschool the previous year.
Vivian Hong experienced the issue as both a teacher and a parent. Hong is a first-grade teacher at Junipero Serra Elementary School, and has twin children – a boy and a girl – who attended transitional kindergarten last year. Their birthday is Nov. 26.
She is not so sure a birthdate is the right way to determine when a student is ready for a particular grade. “For example, my daughter could have gone to first grade, but transitional kindergarten was good for my son, because he was a typical, rambunctious boy,” and not quite ready for a more structured kindergarten setting she said.
While research shows that, in general, delaying entry to kindergarten results in improved academic performance later on, there are other variables that enter into the equation. A Rand Corporation study, for example, showed that delaying entrance to kindergarten “has a positive effect on test score gains in the early school years,” but that “the benefits … are even greater for children from poor families.”
At the same time, poor families who have to delay sending their children to kindergarten may end up with “huge additional child care costs” by having to pay for an extra year of preschool in lieu of a free year of kindergarten they may have been eligible for if their children had been born a few months earlier.
This story was updated on October 29 at 5:02 p.m. to indicate that Deborah Stipek is Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education.
nimesh 1 year ago1 year ago
My child's DOB is Feb 2022. Now I am in San Jose. In which class can I enroll him?