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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is normally fine in the morning, but we had several weeks where Sunday nights at bedtime were pretty teary.  I think it's just hard for these little kids!  Kindergarten is HARD.  And she knew the week would be long and tough and was feeling anxious about it.   What helped my kid was to just acknowledge her feelings, without trying to talk her out of it.  [b]So I stopped trying to put a positive spin on things.  So no saying "But you'll see Jenny and play and have gym class!".  Instead I'd just say "yes, Mondays can be hard and it's normal to feel anxious or upset about it". [/b]

I think she just wanted her feelings spoken out loud, and to not be talked out of them.  I will say, this past weekend my 5 year old napped both days and still got solid night sleep and went to school practically on cloud 9 today.  Sleep is really restorative.[/quote]

This is SO important. I have started doing this a lot more with my kids and I notice an immediate difference. Sometimes our feelings just need to be heard and validated. [/quote]

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