New naughtiness at home on starting nursery - how long will this last?!

[franch]

DD1 (2y 8m) started nursery 3 mornings a week a couple of weeks ago and is loving it but I'm sure she's become naughtier at home since starting - in fact naughty isn't a word I'd've used of her behaviour till now. It's mainly manifesting itself in agression towards DD2 (12m), and general perverseness and tantrummy behaviour.

Anyone else gone through this? Tell me it's a brief phase!!

[Yorkiegirl]

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[cece]

DS is exactly th esame except he starte diwht a new cm about 3 weeks ago..... He has been awful today...

[franch]

Agh yorkiegirl no one warned me about this .... maybe i shouldnt have bothered with nursery after all, it was supposed to make things easier!!

[squatchette]

Please stop you're scaring me.My DD aged 31/2 is about to start and was hoping that it would really improve her behaviour.
She's late starting because of health probs,getting the staff trained up for tracheostomy and red tape (yards of it) .She's been a little madam for most of this year and all anyone says is oh she's bored and ready for nursery.

Does it tend to tire them out as well (She's still up now second night in a row)!?

[Elibean]

Yep, mine (2.10) started three weeks ago, 3 mornings per week, and loves it too. I think the worst is Saturday mornings, because she's tired after the week...moody, tearful, doesn't know what she wants etc.
She's also been apparently fine about me going away when I leave her at nursery, but tbh most of her stroppiness comes out with me so I suspect she's also a bit pissed off at the separation - feels really normal, but hard work!
I'm hanging onto the hope that there's still some settling down to do - and besides, she's suddenly so 'grown up' in other ways that its almost worth it

[Elibean]

squatchette, YES it tires them out! dd has gone back to napping

[Socci]

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[Thomcat]

Oh it lasts until, ohhhhhh,about.................23!

They learn other naughty habits, and are more tired than usual.
They also learn great social skills and become moer confident and helps prepare them for starting real big school.

The tantrums may have started anyway, she's about that age isn't she.

Personally I think the odd naughty thing they may pick up is worth everything else they learn at nursery.

Have a chat with the teachers, explain how you feel, ask them how she is thee, who she sits with, how they deal with any naughty behaviuor and see how you feel after your chat. Perhaps it's a case of not this nursery, or perhaps it's fine and she'll settle down?

[mummyhill]

Hi Franch

Sorry to say it ges even worse when they go to full time school as well especially if in with the same group of children. DD (4) came home with a few swear words in her repetoire the other day.

[franch]

AAAAgh somebody say something encouraging!!!

[TheBlonde]

Sorry can't help with your thread but wondered if you got my email?

[franch]

Sorry blonde, I'm so crap on email. Would love to meet up. Can you email me your mobile no. (DD2 drowned my phone so I lost all my no's) and I'll text you re. possible days?

DD1's actually been a bit of an angel today ..... we'll see what happens tomorrow (a nursery morning) .....

[TheBlonde]

okay I have emailed you

Good luck for tomorrow
Tantrums have just started here - DS threw himself on the ground in the entrance to Sainsburys last week