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[quote=jjconcern]After reading all of the other responses to your post it seems the majority of the opinion was that the school had been very accommodating to your need to make sure that your 3 yr old transitioned well into their new pre-school and that the teacher's time in the morning needed to be spent in supervising and observing the children within their classroom rather than chatting with parents. They were very aware of your needs and sound like a considerate staff. 
 It is  natural for a parent to have difficulty giving up the control of their children to another person when they are young.  You mentioned that you enter the classroom to place your child's items in their cubby which makes me wonder if this is another sign of difficulty in relinquishing your child to another.  Is the child expected to place his belongings (which they are perfectly capable at 3 if the pack isn't too heavy or needs to be placed too high) or does the teacher take the child's belongings?  Either way it isn't your job to do so.  As a recovering "control" person that would be something I would do.  I remember attending a Mom and ME class when my child was 2 at a local community college.  The first thing the teacher taught the parents was to let the child bring his things in, get out their own colors/paper, lay out their blanket to nap on,  etc.  Basically to train us parents to give our children the chance to control their own environment when they were developmentally able to do so.  It was a great lesson for me as I was always trying to do everything for my child- which is controlling! In the end it is more loving to let them develop independency skills on their own.   I hope this helps.  [/quote]

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