Preschool blues
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Anonymous
| LO just started preschool (rare midyear opening because a student had to leave abruptly) and after being so excited about it and looking forward to it, she came home from her first day seeming... sort of dejected and distant? We asked her how her day was in different ways and she just kept saying variations of, "It was good" in a very depressed tone of voice. And then LO had a bunch of behavioral issues during dinner and bedtime that are not typical for her (several bizarre mini-tantrums over nonsense). Is this just a normal part of the transition for any big change like this? Or is she maybe not ready for preschool? Or is this just a harder transition than usual since it's midyear? |
Anonymous
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Normal part of the transition. You can’t decide she isn’t ready from one day.
How old? |
Anonymous
| Don't assess fully until 1-2 months from now. The transition is exhausting. Nothing you have said would raise any red flag for me. |
Anonymous
| Her age? |
Anonymous
Just turned 4. |
Anonymous
Can you do half days for a week or two to allow some time to process everything? |
Anonymous
| She's probably just tired and overstimulated. Give her time to adjust and she'll likely be fine. And the mini tantrums are probably a result of being tired and also spending the day adjusting to a new set of rules at preschool. She can rebel in her safe place (home) so you get the tantrums. |
Anonymous
| If this is her first experience with school, she's probably exhausted. And answering questions is also exhausting. Give it time. |
Anonymous
This. She also probably didn't eat enough. Plan on less activity in the evenings with an earlier than usual bedtime for awhile. One of my kids took months to settle into kindergarten and she had been in full day preschool before! It's a lot happening all at once. |
Anonymous
| Is it an academic or play based preschool? |
Anonymous
Academic but they also have lots of free play time. |
Anonymous
| Exhaustion. A full day of preK will take some adjustment time if it's new! Give it time, make sure she's getting plenty of rest at night, and only worry about it if it doesn't improve over the next month or so. |
Anonymous
| The tantrums were just exhaustion. It's a lot for their brains and bodies to get used to all the new routines and new people, but they are very resilient. I guarantee within a few weeks she'll absolutely love it. |
Anonymous
My daughter loved her first year of preschool (2s) and came home saying she hated the 3s and missed her old teacher and class (she and two kids from her previous class were put in a class with eight kids from the same class). I see a parallel with what your daughter's experience, because your daughter is going into a class where the kids have already established friendships and dynamics and your daughter is new. That can be especially intimidating - and on top of a new school and situation. Give her time and ask for a class list. Maybe scheduling some playdates with kids in the class will help her build relationships. |
Anonymous
Also, meant to say that I also agree with the statement that I responded to! |