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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely move her. Get the academics right! She’ll make new friends and will enjoy it more if she has some academic peers. Her friendships from PK-4 are unlikely to be lifelong friendships away.

I moved my daughter two weeks into K last year from a school she was comfortable with. She did fine. It took about 2 months fir her to be equally comfortable with the new school.[/quote]

NP -- going through something similar -- moved DD to new school 2 weeks in from another new school (called of a WL). First adjustment seemed good but we had done a lot of prep work over the summer. Second transition not going so well. Lots of tantrums and tears. I'm not sure if it is the school or the transition. We are sticking it out (this is the start of week 2 at new school) but as a parent it is gut wrenching to leave your child crying in the classroom. I hope what the teachers say about her being ok after we leave is true. For OP I think you just need to be strong. We think we made the right decision in terms of academics and long term (although this morning I'm having doubts). Just wondering how did you handle the transition? Do you just stay positive and keep telling child how great the school is? It's not that DD is missing the first school -- it's more like she doesn't want to go to school period. DD is 4. [/quote]

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