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help me be ok with school again (little dude not me)
So if you saw my fb post, you know he's had a bad time today. It's been the last week or so that he's not wanted to be left at school.
He gets excited, runs to the car, gets out blows kisses to everyone and then we get to the room and he jumps up at me and clings like a baby koala.
He said hi to his friends, but didn't want down. He jsut wants me to cuddle on him, he didn't even want to go to his teacher he usually loves.
So, do you guys think it's b/c the house is so weird (mostly empty), it's just a stage, something else?
I don't really know what to do. It breaks my heart and makes me feel horrible I take him to school. I just want him to get to play with other kiddos and be social and they do such fun stuff there and well I really need a little break too. A little quiet, time to go get a hair cut (which i'm no longer looking forward to) etc.
*sigh* thanks for reading.
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Re: help me be ok with school again (little dude not me)
It could be the house, it could just be a phase. Jakob always went through phases where he would cry at drop-off. Even when he was 5 years old and had been going to the same daycare with the same kids since he was a baby, he would cling to me and not want to go. Then a week later he would barely say good-bye as he ran off to join his friends.
::hugs:: Don't overthink it. He's fine
We went through this recently too. For right now, what works is dropping her off with a snack. Before that, I'd have to have the teacher distract her so I could sneak out. But, if he's jumping into your arms, the distracting thing probably isn't going to work.
Do they say if he's fine once you're gone? DD's teacher said that there are several kids who scream bloody murder at drop off and are perfectly fine 5 mins later and for the rest of the day. Not sure if that's happening with your DS or not.
yeah, he's good after. It's just so hard when you leave them like that. I can't help but feel a little like I'm 'breaking' him a little.
He was cool when they snack/breakfast came in.
Thanks for the encouragement gals
*hugs to all*
Emma did the same thing and little dude had his paci and blankey when I left. I watched on the monitor for a good 5 minutes and when I left they were both engaged and playing. If that makes you feel any better at all. Also I have been drilling into Em's head:
Me: What do you tell the kids that bite you Emma?
Em: "Noooo biting Cody/Ria, only kisses"
Me: Good Girl, Em.
So as we were going down the halls to the classroom she kept saying: "No biting Cody/Ria, No biting only kisses"
Oh I hear you. I cried for 2 weeks straight when I left her at her new school a couple of months ago. I even made DH start doing drop off because I couldn't take it. It's tough.
Oh, please don't think you are "breaking" him.
My DD goes through these phases too, so I totally understand how hard it is to leave them like that. It could be everything else that's going on or it could be a phase he was going to go through regardless. Our daily routine is always the same, and DD still goes through these phases. Ditto Rosie--just make drop off short and sweet. I'm sorry I don't have much else to add. Hang in there! He'll be OK!!
(((HUGS)))
Meeple, i thought the biting had stopped.
Thanks for the reassurance. I should have called and asked you how H was when you left.