Dd1 is starting preschool in Sept (she is 3.4). She had a trial day on Tuesday, and loved everything they were doing, liked the teachers and is very excited about going.
BUT! She has huge separation anxiety, and wouldn't even leave my side whilst i filled out the forms. When we go to playgroup, she screams and gets really upset if I am out of sight, and doesn't like playing away from me.
She has been like this since she was tiny and I have tried gently to leave her, but it usually ends up with her being so upset she gets wheezy (she has asthma), or ends up being sick.
The teacher has suggested we go in today and I try leaving her for 10 minutes. I have talked to her about it and she was up last night crying about it.
She might be fine about it today, but I just wondered if anyone has any advice about how to help a 'sensitive' child deal with going to preschool?
Thankyou
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hazeyjane · 02/07/2009 08:19
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