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SAHM's, how did your LO do transitioning into preschool?

bebemamabebemama member
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DS will be 3 in June.  We are checking out preschools for him.  How did the transition go for your child.  I think he'll do fine, but I'm nervous.  He has been with me only.  Also did you do 2 or 3 days?  Also, did your child like circle time at storytime and things like that before entering preschool, my son did when he was little and then just became way more interested in exploring the room, checking out the other kids so I haven't really pushed it since he has been 2.  We are starting weekly storytimes again to get him prepared. 
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Re: SAHM's, how did your LO do transitioning into preschool?

  • DandelionMomDandelionMom

    My girls all did just fine.  I took it harder than they did.  :)

    I'd taken them to storytime at the library and plenty of playdates but I was always there. 

    ETA: they went two mornings a week when they were 3 and three mornings a week when they were 4.

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  • LaurMooreLaurMoore
    My son is in a two day a week morning program. I was so worried about him adjusting, but he did just fine. It did take him awhile to get use to the classroom structure (like you needed to sit at the table and not play with things, etc) Starting him in preschool was one of the best things I've done for him.
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  • Chrisy-WyobrideChrisy-Wyobride member
    My DD#1 did fine.  She was in nothing as far as school-like environment before preschool.  She never shed a single tear going--LOL!  She loved it--She goes 5 mornings a week.  DD#2 is a tad more shy but I am pretty sure she'll do fine too when she starts in fall.  She is going 5 mornings a week too.
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  • AndrewsgalAndrewsgal member

    DD started MDO at 18 months and DS at 15 months, they were so young the transistion was really easy for them. Both did 2 days a week until the turned 3, then three days a week.

    Just like everything there is a learning curve for sitting in circle time and following rules. This is why preschool is so importing IMO I am so glad the learning curve is happening at 3 than acutal kinder when they are expected to know how to do those things already.

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  • ZenyaZenya member

    My son was born 6/5 and started when he was 3.  He was v. upset at dropoff the first few times (3? 4?) but settled down quickly.  

    It took him a long time to participate in things (circle time, etc).  Like,months and months.  

    However he was always very happy to go, excited to tell me about things when I picked him up.  Really just loved it but wanted to observe instead of participate.  The school was awesome and never pushed him. He warmed up in time.

    eta:  He goes two 2.5 hour days now (3) and will go 3 days (same duration) next year.  We have half day K so it's an easy intro.

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  • CubbyMamaCubbyMama
    We're taking it suuuuuper slowwwww.  We started doing a parent-child playgroup through parks & rec, and the teacher is really sweet and gentle, so Keira loves her.  Now that we've done a few sessions with her, I enrolled K in a preschool-transition class that's only one half day a week, with the same teacher (same clasroom at the same park, even).  She starts in a couple of weeks, so we're talking about it a lot and reading stories about going to school...I hope it goes ok!  If she does OK with a session of that, then I'll enroll her in other preschool classes through parks & rec--they have some that are 2-3 half days a week, and cost less than half what "real" preschools charge for that amount of time!
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  • GrowingFamilyGrowingFamily
    All 3 of our kids that have done preschool thus far have done just fine.  They have all done 3 year old preschool which is Tues/ Thurs from 9-11:30am.  (DD#2 is currently in that program.)  Then, the older 2 did 4 year old preschool (which our younger 2 will do as well after the 3 year old program) which is Mon/Weds/Fri from 9-11:30am.  It's a great transition from being at home with mom all day to school.  Prior to preschool my kids never did any sort of organized group activites.
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