I'm not sure if this is a 'normal' level of anxiety at starting nursery or not.
DD turned 3 in Nov and started at a private nursery 2 weeks ago, plus 3 settling in sessions the week before Christmas. She went to a playgroup 1 morning a week since turning 2 and loved it there.
She's normally a bubbly, happy girl although sometimes shy. This week at nursery she has been very distressed. I struggled to get her to leave the house or out of the car, she screamed the place down when I left which apparently carried on for quite a while after, they said she has cried on and off all day each day (does 2 full days).
At home she has been extremely clingy, following me absolutely everywhere, crying if I even go out to the car, having terrible uncontrollable tantrums (never had them really before), she scratched all my face today while having one.
I'm really unsure what to do as it's so out of character. She says she doesn't like it there but would like to go to a new nursery. We are looking at another tomorrow which is more of a pre-school but maybe she just isn't ready at all.?
Has anyone had a similar experience?
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3 year old struggling with nursery
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BettyOBarley · 12/01/2017 19:29
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