How many weeks/months did your child cry at drop-off in their first year of full immersion?
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Anonymous
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I know immersion is an adjustment. A parent at our school told me her 3yo cried for months in her first year. My 4yo did great her first week and this week started having meltdowns at dropoff.
What have others' experiences been as far as crying/adjusting to immersion? |
Anonymous
| Sorry I don't know how you are using the term immersion here. However, my son cried at drop off for at least 6 months at preschool, although I know the teachers there were caring and competent. Was not expected - but became his norm through preK. Now K - it is gone! |
Anonymous
| Has your child been exposed to the immersion language before preschool? Kids sometimes get upset because they can't understand what's being said. And IME, being in an immersion environment with an intermediate level of the foreign language is exhausting! |
Anonymous
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I was a teacher at a total immersion preschool for 7 years. I taught 3 year olds. I also taught at a regular preschool for 5 years. In my personal experience there was no difference between the two settings. Some kids cried the first week or so and some don't. This can happen on and off for the whole school year. Usually crying stops very very quickly once the parents leave.
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Anonymous
| PP thanks for that insight! It's reassuring. |
Anonymous
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My kids are both in an immersion program. My DD did fine, but my DS had a harder time in the beginning. Actually he went to another full English program before the immersion and had a hard time there also. In our case it was my DS more than the immersion program itself. He simply had a hard time with new experiences when he was young. He would cry when I left every morning for the 1st month. I felt terribly guilty, but I also knew the teacher and she was caring and great so it helped a lot. What I realized very quickly was that he was fine when I picked him up in the afternoon. He was happy and active. The teachers said he would stop crying quickly in the morning and was happy the rest of the day.
It's hard to bear each morning, but stick with it because your kids will get used to it much quicker than you think. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| February |
Anonymous
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A lot of parents won't believe this, but the tears usually dry up as soon as mom is out of sight. Sometimes, they will cry everyday--but are fine as soon as mom is gone.
Signed: former K teacher |
Anonymous
| I had one kid who even threw up he was so upset. The aide finally told the dad he had to leave. Soon as Dad left, kid said: Well, I think I'll go sit with the other kids now. |
Anonymous
ha ha ha, classic! Love it. |
Anonymous
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Hi -- resurrecting this thread because our DS going through the same thing as the original poster. Did absolutely fine at the beginning of school and now is melting down a dropoff (physically must be carried in by staff member) and says he doesn't want to go to school.
My question is slightly different, though: When do you know it's not just about "adjusting to the school/the program/the immersion" but rather it's because the child is truly unhappy or the school isn't a good fit? Does anyone have experience pulling a child out of an immersion program because it just didn't work for them? |
Anonymous
| Can't address this particular case, but as a former K teacher, I can assure you that many kids cry for months when they leave mom. However, as soon as mom's back is turned, they are fine! |
Anonymous
| to the former K teacher: i guess i am worried because my DS is not unaccustomed to being away for 8+ hours a day (he has been in FT daycare since he was 1). it's not a simple(r) case of crying because of dropoff per se and being ok after parents are gone. it's this specific place, and he was fine at the beginning of the year. |
Anonymous
| The question is: does he cry after you are gone? |
Anonymous
| Was the full time daycare the same since he was one? It may just be the change. |