My DD is really sad about leaving the private nursery she has attended since she was 1 to start school. She's 4.5 now. I obviously knew it would be a big transition but she seems unusually distressed about it coming to an end. We've been so lucky with her nursery, they are lovely, they've had really good staff retention and some of the staff and children have been there since she started, unfortunately only one other child is going to her primary school so it's a lot of goodbyes at once.
Added to the mix is that my DD is a bit of an old soul, she's very thoughtful and considered and I think on some level she recognises it's the end of this chapter with no going back. She continually asks me how many days she has left, tells me how sad she is and lists who she will miss and has now started crying whenever we talk about it, she seems heartbroken.
I don't think it's about the fear of school, I've been really positive about it, she visited and really liked it, and she seems excited to start. I think she's just really sad to be saying goodbye. Is there anything I can do to ease this transition? Just ride it out?