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[quote=Anonymous]My first had a very difficult time for a month and then was fine. We had her walk in with the same person each day, which I think was the most helpful. Sometimes they did have to pull her away from me and she was always sobbing. It was heartbreaking as a mom (I was sobbing after I got home, too, and honestly I would have loved to more gently approach this but we didn’t have a choice - MCPS provides very little opportunity for exposure to the school & teacher with parents ahead of time).

You can make sure they know crying and feeling sad is normal and ok. “When I drop you off with X, you are safe and cared for, but you might cry because this is new and we will miss each other a lot. When you are done crying, you will find a lot of fun things to do and I will pick you up when school is over.”

Also, this was one of the hardest things my daughter went through. Now we reference it, when she faces something new and scary. “You’ve done a really hard thing before and now you’re really good at it - you are strong and great at overcoming challenges. This new situation is like that, it will be hard at first but will get easier.”[/quote]

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