Ok mom's of grade-schoolers I just dropped off my son?

Question

for his 1rst day of kindergarten and I can't seem to pull it together. I'm so sad and miss him so much. Can anyone offer some encouraging words please?

Thanks

Answer 1

I know it's hard to let them go to their first day of school. ... I just dropped my girl off for her 1st day of first grade this morning.

Just think of all the wonderful things your son is about to discover! And all the beautiful little works of art that he will be bringing home for the next several weeks. :-) Soon he will be rushing home to show you how he can write his name and asking you to help with his 'homework'. He will have new friends and get to go on exciting trips! (my daughter's school took the kindergarteners to the zoo and to the fire station)

Your son will be ok. I promise. He might be a little nervous - but I bet by the middle of the year he will be waking you up an hour early so he can be the first one there! (if he hasn't already)

For you - his accomplishments throughout this year will only give you more to be proud of.

If you can, I think you should plan something special for tonight and for this weekend - to celebrate his first day and first week of school.  

Answer 2

Just think of it this way. Right now he's learning a lot of social skills that he will need to use for the rest of his life. He's also starting to get an education and without an education he will be very unsuccessful and I'm sure you want your son to be as successful as possible. Keep your head up, it will get better =)

Answer 3

I was a wreck my daughter's 1st day of kindergarten! She'd been in daycare for years before, but there was something different of her going to "big kids' school" that made it so much sadder!!!! She was totally fine and excited and couldn't believe that I cried like a baby! LOL My son will start preschool at her school come 9/3, so I know I'll be a wreck then.

I think it's a case that we feel and know that the kids are getting older and aren't the cute little babies that we want to remember them as being! Each day will get easier, don't worry! It's just that 1st day/week that sux! He'll be so excited when he comes home and tells you all about his day that you'll be happy for him and will soon forget your sorrows of missing him. It's also a case that we, as women, need to feel needed and when he's independent and at school, how will he survive w/o you? Talk to his teacher also and keep well-informed w/ him/her. I'm sure she/he has dealt w/ many parents that have a hard time letting go at 1st, so she/he may be able to offer you some words of wisdom.

It's also kinda scary knowing that you have to entrust another human being w/ your child that you don't know particularly well. Stay involved! Ask to see the classroom and meet the teacher. Take advantage of parent-teacher conferences and Back 2 School nights. You'll feel a LOT better and it'll get easier to wave good-bye!  

Answer 4

I get a little misty even with my big girl going into 3rd grade.  I wonder what she is doing right now.

BUT I also know that what she is gaining from school is so monumental.  Not just the learning of facts but just the challenges of managing herself, being with peers, following directions... etc.  I know that this is part of preparing her for life on her own 1 day and the great sense of satisfaction she gets from school is a reward enough.  

You are doing good FOR him and that's really our job.  But feel free to indulge in a few tears and some good chocolate.  

Answer 5

We've ALL done that!

OK, first ... your son will be fine!  He'll come home from school happy and brimming with excitement and he'll tell you all about it!

Second ... it's WAY harder on the Moms than it is on the kids.  Honest.  

Third ... it will be a routine within a few days, and you'll probably find that you actually LIKE having that time to yourself!

But what you're experiencing right now is absolutely normal ... nearly universal, in fact.  It's OK to cry (a little!) ... believe me, we ALL did!

Answer 6

Don't worry, you are us to having your sine  near you.  He will be alright , and you child will go to school and he  will meet new friends. He will gt the tools he needs for the future. I'm sure things will be alright!!!!

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