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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does she get to have screens in the morning? Some kids don’t want to go to school because they have screens before school and feel like school takes them away from the (addictive) screens. Try no screens in the morning for a week and see how that helps.

—preschool teacher [/quote]

Op here - no she has zero screen time during the week. She does get some screens on the weekends (hour each AM). She doesn’t ask for screens during the week at all so I don’t think it’s that. Someone else posted up thread about waking up early - she does do that. She’s usually up around 5:30 and so we have around 2 hours where we are playing before it’s time to leave. [/quote]

Well good, that eliminates that possibility. :) an early wake up time could make a difference, you’re right. She might be tired already by the time it’s time to go.

Kids go through stages like this, it’s common. She might be enjoying some attention she gets when she says it? Unless you think something is off at school (teachers are unkind, kids are mean) then just keep reassuring her that school is her job and she is safe there. Don’t tell her “you’ll be fine!” Because that can diminish a child’s feelings that they aren’t fine/happy—but telling them that they are safe there is true. [/quote]

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