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[quote=Anonymous]My kid struggled each year with the transition from one room to the next at his day care/preschool. Trust the teachers to let you know if it is abnormal. DS would cry and struggle at drop off and at pick up his teachers would tell me that he had stopped crying a few minutes after his Dad left. There were toys to play with! and new books to look at! and art on the wall! After a week or two, the tears at drop off were gone and DS would ask me to leave at pick up so he could play more.

The bed time stall and the like is also normal. It is a big change for kids, whether it is a new school or classroom. They need some help with that and are reaching out for the extra time with parents and extra comfort. Lots of hugs and snuggles and reading. Special snacks.

And lots of praise. There is nothing wrong with saying "I am so proud of you, going to a new school and trying so hard." It is also fine to say "I know that this change is difficult. You miss teacher X and your friends at Y. And that is hard. I am Proud of you. Teacher Z tells me that you are doing a,b,c which is new. Good for you for doing new things!"

I get it, it sounds corny but it lets your kid know that you understand that this is difficult and why it is difficult but that you are proud that they are doing these new things. It validates their feelings and praises their accomplishments. [/quote]

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