Every morning DS, 3, says he doesn’t want to go to preschool.

[Anonymous]

He doesn’t cry a at drop off and says he has fun but every morning he says he doesn’t want to go. It’s a five hour preschool program five days a week. All play based at a lovely school. He loves his teachers.

Is this normal? DH and I are still working from home and he loves his nanny (whose home with the baby) but I was really hoping he’d be excited to go to school. It’s been almost eight weeks minus two colds.

[Anonymous]

Maybe he's just a homebody. I think it's normal. My kids didn't seem to really enjoy preschool till their preK (4 yo) year.

[Anonymous]

Yes it’s normal but means nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He doesn’t cry a at drop off and says he has fun but every morning he says he doesn’t want to go. It’s a five hour preschool program five days a week. All play based at a lovely school. He loves his teachers.

Is this normal? DH and I are still working from home and he loves his nanny (whose home with the baby) but I was really hoping he’d be excited to go to school. It’s been almost eight weeks minus two colds.

Honestly? I think it is totally normal not to be excited. School for the most part isn't fun

[Anonymous]

Is he getting enough sleep? Do you wake him up to go to school or does he sleep until he wakes up naturally?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He doesn’t cry a at drop off and says he has fun but every morning he says he doesn’t want to go. It’s a five hour preschool program five days a week. All play based at a lovely school. He loves his teachers.

Is this normal? DH and I are still working from home and he loves his nanny (whose home with the baby) but I was really hoping he’d be excited to go to school. It’s been almost eight weeks minus two colds.

Honestly? I think it is totally normal not to be excited. School for the most part isn't fun

A play based preschool curriculum is pretty darn fun

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He doesn’t cry a at drop off and says he has fun but every morning he says he doesn’t want to go. It’s a five hour preschool program five days a week. All play based at a lovely school. He loves his teachers.

Is this normal? DH and I are still working from home and he loves his nanny (whose home with the baby) but I was really hoping he’d be excited to go to school. It’s been almost eight weeks minus two colds.

Honestly? I think it is totally normal not to be excited. School for the most part isn't fun

Oh for Pete’s sake. He’s 3! He’s not having a rational, thinking conversation. Sort of like when preschoolers announce that they are cats.

[Anonymous]

Mine doesn't like to feel rushed in the morning (even when it's not excessive). That's when he says he doesn't want to go. I try to make the morning feel less rushed (even though we move along just as fast) by chatting about whatever he wants when he wakes and singing as we get dressed.

Maybe something similar is going on here?

[Anonymous]

OP here and thanks so much for the responses.

Yes, he does wake up on his own. And, no, we aren’t rushed at all. Since he’s the only one who has to be up and dressed and nanny is there to help, we have very leisurely mornings with plenty of time reminders (“we leave for school in five minutes”).


I just thought he’d love school and want to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here and thanks so much for the responses.

Yes, he does wake up on his own. And, no, we aren’t rushed at all. Since he’s the only one who has to be up and dressed and nanny is there to help, we have very leisurely mornings with plenty of time reminders (“we leave for school in five minutes”).


I just thought he’d love school and want to go.

Aww... maybe he just wants to stay home and chill like everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Our three year old started doing that in December for PreK 3 and did it till PAndemic (a lot of times with crying). Now back for in person K he is totally fine and dare I say loves it! Last spring he cried and didnt want to do soccer and then this fall he is fine. So I think it just takes some kids a while to get used to things and grow up a bit.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if he does really like being there, but has a hard time with the transition from home to school. I think my kiddo would be the same (lots of tears the first couple days and didn’t want to leave us), except our family walk to school in the morning to drop him off is his favorite part of the day. Since he loves that transition so much, he looks forward to leaving the house for the walk to school.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Today, Sunday, he asked to go to school so... breakthrough!

[Anonymous]

Even if you like your job and coworkers, you would prefer not to go into work some days.

[Anonymous]

Kids at that age just don't want to change whatever they're doing at that very moment, so I'd chalk it up to that.