Is it normal for you to dread your child's first day of school?
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Of course you dread it: what if she hates it, what if she loves it, what if she doesn't make friends, what if she makes the wrong friends, what if the teacher doesn't like her...? There are 10,000 reasons to hover.
The good news is that loads of kids make it through their first day just fine. Moms are usually the ones who are wrecked. Remember that the teacher will have your phone number and can call you in case your daughter has a meltdown. But remember, too, that Kindergarten is a half-day deal, so she'll only be gone for 3-3.5 hours, and then she'll be back with some great stories about her new cubby, her desk, her teacher...
While she's gone, enjoy a nice long shower, get a haircut or a pedicure, eat in a nice restaurant, watch your favorite movie...in other words: you have 3-3.5 hours to yourself, maybe for the first time in a long time. Do something nice for yourself during those couple of hours. Your daughter will do fine. So will you.
Yes, it's not only the kids who suffer separation anxiety. You get over it and start to enjoy the time apart. It makes the time together even better. Good luck.
Of course..try and fill the void with an activity or hobby you can do while she is at school...
I did I was more nervous when my children started school than they were
Of course! It is perfectly natural to feel this way. I'm sure you're worried about how your child will adapt at school, and how s/he will react to being away from home. Your feelings are completely normal. I'm sure your child isn't nearly as nervous as you are.
Yes, I cried after my daughter got on the bus for her first day of kindergarten. I was kind of excited when my son went to preschool because of the social interaction. He got on the bus okay, no tears, but about an hour and a half later I started looking for him. Then it hit me, he was at school. My baby is growing up so fast!
I went through it with all 6 kids. It wasn't only kindergarden but every school year in elementary school. It was horrible, i cried a lot when they went, then I'd drive by school to see if I could see them.
I had the hardest time letting my son go that first day to kindergarten! I was pregnant with my second child and emotional as it was, add in the first day of school and I was a mess.
I started dreading that first day about a year in advance. Just thinking about it gave me anxiety.
Then the first day came, I walked him to school and later in the day when I was running errands. I thought, I'll just drive by real quick- you know a mom's anxiety, make sure the school isn't on fire or something ridiculous. Well, in florida the schools are mostly open air so you can see the classrooms. I drove by at the same time they were coming back to their room from lunch. My son started pointing and yelling "there's my mom!". I was busted!! The next morning when I walked him to school his teacher told me that most moms drive by the first day of school, but that I was the only one she ever caught in the act!
After the first few days I got over the anxiousness of sending him off to school. I started volunteering in class once a week and got to know the staff and students We had a great first year of school.
BTW, my son did go to preschool it just never bothered me like the first day of kindergarten did! It does get easier though!!
Best Wishes to you!
LOL! I started suffering from seperation anxiety about them going to school when they were about 1 yr old. It gets easier!
my daughter is only 19 months and I'm already worried about her starting school. I think it's totally normal...
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