I posted here recently about DD2 who started HE in August. It took us a wihle to settle into it, but it's going well now.
Now I am starting to think about HEing DS... He started reception in August, and has had some trouble settling in. His behaviour around other children is usually silly (chasing girls - even in circle time, pulling out pigtails) and he is prone to huge tantrums when asked to read, write or do numeracy worksheets!
There are aspects of school he enjoys while he's there. Toys and activities that we can't replicate at home, time with his friends when he's getting on with them (not sure how much this is!). DH and I had a meeting with his teacher last week, when she put in place a reward chart for him, and at that time I said how about HE? And DH's attitude was that that would be a reward for bad behaviour, giving him what he wants. Well, as a result of the reward chart, his behaviour is a lot better. I'm not sure how long he can keep that up, so if we're going to withdraw him, maybe it should be sooner rather than later.
He hates going into school, to the point of worrying about it the night before, but he also hates leaving school, too (they read a story to all the kids while the parents arrive to take them home - most leave the story happily to go with their parents, DS shouts, "No, go away, you're too early!" - bless him, the bookworm!) - so he seems to have trouble with transitions.
Am I too influenced by the home behaviour, which I can see, and not by all the times he's enjoying school, which I can't see? Does it matter if the few occasions he dislikes school have grown in his mind to a general dislike of school? Am I trying to withdraw him too soon, without giving school a proper chance? I don't think that school is the default position, but DH does. I think he's surprised how well HE is going with DD2, but I don't think he's that convinced yet.