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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child will be starting kindergarten next year and one of the teachers will be out for part of the year with a new baby. My child is pretty sensitive and takes awhile to attach to new people so I’m stressed out about him potentially having to get used to a substitute teacher when the originally teacher is on leave. Should I request that he not be in the room where this will be happening? Am I totally overthinking this?[/quote]

If you want to survive public education, repeat after me:

My child is not a special snowflake
I can not ask for special accommodations for my child, just because I don’t like the situation (as I am sure every other mom there doesn’t either) 
My child is sensitive because I am overbearing, fear the worst, and want to navigate his entire life
The less a mom engineers their child’s life, school, and friendships; the stronger, more independent, and healthier my child will be. [/quote]

You are the only one who will advocate for your kid in public education, so get ready to ignore this kind of lame advice. Quiet and complacent parents are why we have some of the problems we have in public ed today. But do avoid over-engineering, for sure! Find your balance. Is he somewhat anxious or really very anxious? The school does not want a highly anxious child to be more anxious. They know it is a big year for kids. They know subs are a stress. Hopefully, the teacher is lining up a great sub. Let them know if he is indeed a high anxiety child. Ask if they have any suggestions and take it from there. Be sure to take him to open house this summer and remember that he will take many cues from you.
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