Starting School?????

Question

My daughter started kindergarten last week. Today is her third day going and she is still crying. She cries every morning when I drop her off, and her teacher says that she cries most of the day. What can I do to stop this? I try to be encouraging about school and so does her big brother, but she is still scared. She has been in childcare outside of the home since she was 6 months old. I did not think the adjustment to school would be this big of a deal.

Answer 1

Well When i was younger i had the exact same problem, every time my mom would drop me off at school i would cry but of coarse i don't remember why. Sooner or later i grew out of it. Maybe you could go to school with her for a day. Maybe she crys because of supporation or maybe she just needs a friend. Try having play dates with kids her age at your house so she can make friends within her class. I hope she gets better and hope this helped

Answer 2

When I was in kindergarten (a long time ago) I remember that one of the little girls would cry almost every day when her mom would drop her off. Eventually she stopped crying, but I know she cried for quite a while, and did it everyday when her mom dropped her off for at least 3 months probably. I'm not really sure of the timeframe since I was so young.

But your little girl has probably grown attached to you, and maybe meeting new boys and girls is hard for her because she doesn't want new friends or something like that. Maybe you could ask her teacher about bringing in a snack of some sort so your little girl could share with the class, and help pass them out. Maybe she would get used to the school thing once she met some other kids.

Who knows, eventually she might get really excited about going back to school the next day, and disappointed on weekends when she doesn't have school!

Answer 3

My mom said that I cried when she dropped me off at kindergarten for a few days too. She said my teacher ignored it, and I stopped crying after a while and actually ended up liking kindergarten. Just give her time and act like it's no big deal. If you comfort her, it will make it seem like school IS something to be scared about, and that will just make it worse. Just say things like, "Oh, you'll be fine. I'll be waiting for you when you come home!"

You could also give her something like a sticker to wear on her shirt, and say, "Every time you look at that sticker, remember that I love you and I know that you can do this, because kindergarten is fun!"

Answer 4

Stay for a short time.