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[quote=Anonymous]My 3.5 year old is really, really struggling with the adjustment to PK3. He’s been home with a nanny and his little sister his whole life (he’s the oldest). He’s a sweet, playful, smart kid, but he’s also sensitive, not great with change and very finicky about things like sleep and his routine.

He was so excited about school, and the teacher is fabulous. But he’s generally not napping (2 out 6 days so far), he cries in the morning when he gets up that he doesn’t want to go to school, he cries at drop off, he’s really struggled with the transition to aftercare at the end of the day, he’s tired and a bit of a mess in the evening, and he’s crying in his bed at bedtime about how he hates school and he doesn’t want to go and he misses home. It absolutely breaks my heart. And while the aftercare transition is getting better, everything else seems to be getting worse.

A lot of it I think is just fatigue. He is used to sleeping 8pm-8am and napping from 2-4. Well, now he’s up at 7:30 and nap time is at 12:45 and he’s not falling asleep. And even if he did, nap is only 1.5 hrs. We’ve been putting him to bed at 7:30pm because he’s so tired but he NEEDS a nap every day and he’s not getting one. And I just feel so powerless - how can I help here? He’s always been a finicky napper, with his sound machine and a fairly dark room by himself (though he does have a night light, he’s not used to pitch black). But the schedule change, plus the classroom is really bright, plus a nap mat instead of a bed, and other kids there… I’m just worried he won’t adjust and he’ll be exhausted indefinitely.

I know this is long and rambly. Can anyone offer some solace or words of advice? I just hate hate hate to see my baby so miserable and my mother’s constant passive aggressive comments about “well, it’s a reeeeally long day for a three year old” (she thinks we should have kept the nanny for ourselves instead of aftercare + nanny share but we really can’t afford to) are driving me mad. [/quote]

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