My son is 3, about to turn 4 in the next couple of weeks and is still getting very distressed at being taken to pre-school.
he hasn't had an easy run there to be fair- he was bullied quite badly between February when he started to summer by a boy who is now in primary school. I thought that going back and seeing he is no longer in his class would reassure him. (He also had an incident there where he popped and it all came out top quickly and he said the teacher 'didn't listen' so remained in his mess the rest of the day. I did confront said teacher and she said he is at an age to clean himself up. don't worry- action was taken) but since then he hates school. he will cry all weekend because he has to go and when we get there he's crying before we even get out of the car and all he says is I want you. I have a 3 month old son as well but this has been going on for 5 months. I've tried the reasoning, treating him when he's big and brave and goes in with less crying and I've also tried the whole come on you're a big boy etc and how brave he is and disctracting him asking to make pictures etc but it doesn't work and makes him worse. I've just submitted his school application and now I'm worried that he will be like this come September and that children will be mean to him about it.
any advice?