First day at preschool - mostly the tears are Mummy's...

[Jennifer13]

Awww thanks girls, we both made it through the day intact!

Kim - congrats on your pg btw, I didn't realise!

There are only a couple of preschools in our area that take them from two and to be honest the one she is going to is the only one that IMO is a proper preschool and not just a daycare centre for the over-2s. I personally didn't want to send her off to childcare. Liz, are there any occasional care centres in your area (there's one near here that some of the Mums love)? They would give you the odd morning or afternoon break here or there and give Tallon a chance to socialise without having to put him into regular childcare.

Her teacher told me when I picked her up that you would never have known it was her first day, she was absolutely fine. She was happy to see me, but not overly ecstatic or clingy and really just excited to tell me that they'd had a chicken that she gave a pat. (They've hatched them from an incubator).

Thanks again girls!

[Trish]

Aww Jen, your baby is growing up hun

You know there are days when Tehya still cries when I leave her at daycare. She's been going for a year now. We've just changed to a Pre school and she starts there tomorrow. I'm so not looking forward to it. We've been going to the other one since Noah was 2, so this would be our 4th year. I think I will miss it more than Tehya.

Onwards and upwards hun. I hope Lucy continues to love Pre school.

Oh, not to make you anxious, but in my experience the sooks start about 3 weeks into it. Hope Lucy doesn't do this for you

[Jennifer13]

Trish, I wouldn't be surprised if she was worse next week since she KNOWS what the story is and that she'll be there all day. But I'm happy that she at least had such a good time that she'll get over missing me quickly.

There's one little girl in her class who screams, cries, throws tantrums and begs for Mummy and Daddy pretty much all day. I've been along for two full mornings where I stayed with Lucy and this poor child doesn't let up. Yesterday she was the best I've seen and DP thought she was really bad. And that was her NINTH week/time. Personally, if Lucy was still that distressed after coming for months I'd be thinking about taking her out and leaving it another year. They're only two...

[Trish]

Jen, I totally agree. However, what if mum and dad have to work and there is no other option. OMG, I can't believe what I am saying. LOL.

But yes, if it were my child and they stayed that distressed all day I would consider pulling them out and keeping them at home with me too.

There is a little girl in Noah's kindy class and she still cries, she has never been left. Never went to pre school/ daycare and cries if she can't even see her mum from the class room window. So as hard as it may be leaving our babies at pre school / day care we are actually doing them a favour in the long term.

OT, I love your title hun

[Jennifer13]

Mum doesn't work but I suspect she needs a break, considering that the teacher told me apparently this little girl throws tantrums a lot at home as well. So we might have a parenting/personality issue here.

I think it is good for kids to learn to be independent, but gently so they don't feel 'abandoned' if absolutely possible.

thanks for the title comments. Altho mostly I must admit that I get positive comments for bfing, I think that's mainly because I only talk about it on BB or at an ABA meeting!

[kas]

Jen, I am so happy for you all that things went went smoothly at pre school. Lucy sounds so secure and independant within herself. I guess because her vocabulary is much bigger than Liam's she seems so grown up!(Liam is only now just getting two words together, and alot is still hard to work out unless what he is saying you can see as well) She has done extreamly well for her first day, and so have you. But as you said, don't be surprised if next time doesn't go as smootly.

As said in Legally Blonde ****SNAPS for LUCY******

[Jennifer13]

Well, second day at preschool today and I barely got a backward glance!

She was very excited when we got to preschool, took off to play as soon as I let her in and when I went over to her five minutes later to say goodbye it was all I could do to get her kiss me goodbye! She waved and said 'bye bye' and went straight back to playing.

Good news for her, but how unloved do I feel??!!