crazybrit:In 4 days( not counting today) my girls go back to school. DD1 will be in 5th grade and DD2 in 1st grade. So I'm an old hand at this. Even so it is a very stressful time of year.
Any-one have a child starting in kindergarten? Are you looking forward to it? Is s/he??
Lets share tips here on making the transition.
Yes, as I mentioned in another post DD will be starting Kindergarden this year. She is looking forward to it, and gets excited everytime we talk about it. I am hoping there will be no tears this time round, as last year it took us a long time to settle, we had lots fo tears, and DD was physically sick with separation anxiety on a couple of occasions. So we had to limit her breakfast intake to half a glass of milk or as much as she could take in the mornings. She had a snack in school, fruit and cookies with milk or juice, but she usually refused that also, and the teachers never forced her.
Altho this year, I feel she is actually ready for it, as she is older, and perhaps understands the separation from mum part of it. She has always been a clingy child and only ever stayed with my mother or with DH without me.
I have tried to ease her anxiety (if she has any, which is still absent) with encouragement, and talk of being one of the big kids now. We are also in the process of doing up her room with new decor, and new girly things. (she wants a princess room!) That is also to encourage her to sleep thru the whole night without making regular trips to our room. She manages that on occasion, but usually has to be marched back to bed...
if you have any other tips... please share
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