Do it now
What seems so important now (winning now) will mean very little by the fall. But if you start with IR now by the fall your DD will be in a much better place. Good luck and tell her not to get frustrated if she doesn't have immediate success.
DW knows a lot more I do about kids. When we were about to transition DD to IR DW said to me "don't make a big deal out of it, if you do she will look at it like it's a big change, just tell her you're gonna tweak her release a bit".
Worked like a charm!
What seems so important now (winning now) will mean very little by the fall. But if you start with IR now by the fall your DD will be in a much better place. Good luck and tell her not to get frustrated if she doesn't have immediate success.
DW knows a lot more I do about kids. When we were about to transition DD to IR DW said to me "don't make a big deal out of it, if you do she will look at it like it's a big change, just tell her you're gonna tweak her release a bit".
Worked like a charm!