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3yr old HATED nursery :( What do I do??

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Disenchanted · 14/04/2008 18:23

He hated it today.

It was only 2 hours but he cried so much, he held oto me wouldn't speak, just grunted. Wouldn't talk to the techer or children.

I stayed for 30 mins but he wouldn't do a thing, wouldn't look at the books, puzzles ect ... just kept saying 'I want to go home'

Eventully I took her advice and I just left him with the teacher (but he was crying lots) and went out, I was sobbing for 2 hours.

When we came back at 3:15pm we walked in and all the other children were sat with legs crossed on the carpet, DS was stood holding hands with the teacher looking terrified still.

He saw up and burst into tears! Ran to us and clung like a monkey to DH.

He says he doesn't want to go back

I want to give it a shot but it was heart breaking!

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pania · 15/04/2008 13:59

It sounds like he probably isn't ready to go, and will have a lovely time with you at home, so why send him if you don't have to? I definitely don't think that he'll be disadvantaged in any way by not going.
See if you can get hold of a copy of "Raising Boys" by Steve Biddulph - your library probably has it - I know some people diagree with what he says (basically that boys aren't ready to leave their mothers until 5) but it will give you ammunition to use against your mother on this point anyway.

Disenchanted · 15/04/2008 14:03

DAY 2 HERE

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