So Sam started preschool on Sept. 3d. It's MWF, 9-11:30 at a lady's home in Jackson. There are 6 other kids in his class, all pros at preschool and daycare. Today was his 6th time going, and the last 3-4 times that I've dropped him off he cries and begs me not to leave. EVERY time I pick him up he is ecstatic and says how much he loves preschool and hugs his teacher. But every time I drop him off he is bawling!
I know this will get better in time. Even if it's months. He IS a stubborn kid...
But what experience or ideas do all you bloggers out there have for me? What can I say or do to make this transition and adjustment easier? We already put all his projects on a wall at home, which he is very proud of, and today seemed excited (BEFORE we got there) to add another project to his wall.
This is their playtime room. By the way, I believe the MAIN problem he is having is that when he is at school he is no longer "in control" of what he does with his time. He has a hard time transitioning from one activity to another if he likes what he's doing. Like those bowling pins up there in the picture? Could spend an HOUR just with those pins.
He's always been with me, altho I don't think he's an extraordinarily clingy kid. He just likes to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it. And I think he knows that when he's with ME, he gets to do what HE wants to do. Not that I let him play with knives and guns and paint the couch. Our whole summer was just about going to parks and letting him dress up like a superhero every day. Hmm. Parenting is tricky.
So Sam started preschool on Sept. 3d. It's MWF, 9-11:30 at a lady's home in Jackson. There are 6 other kids in his class, all pros at preschool and daycare. Today was his 6th time going, and the last 3-4 times that I've dropped him off he cries and begs me not to leave. EVERY time I pick him up he is ecstatic and says how much he loves preschool and hugs his teacher. But every time I drop him off he is bawling!
I know this will get better in time. Even if it's months. He IS a stubborn kid...
But what experience or ideas do all you bloggers out there have for me? What can I say or do to make this transition and adjustment easier? We already put all his projects on a wall at home, which he is very proud of, and today seemed excited (BEFORE we got there) to add another project to his wall.
This is their playtime room. By the way, I believe the MAIN problem he is having is that when he is at school he is no longer "in control" of what he does with his time. He has a hard time transitioning from one activity to another if he likes what he's doing. Like those bowling pins up there in the picture? Could spend an HOUR just with those pins.
He's always been with me, altho I don't think he's an extraordinarily clingy kid. He just likes to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it. And I think he knows that when he's with ME, he gets to do what HE wants to do. Not that I let him play with knives and guns and paint the couch. Our whole summer was just about going to parks and letting him dress up like a superhero every day. Hmm. Parenting is tricky.
