This day can only get better

[emkana]

Today dd1 cried when she had to go into her classroom - she's in reception, she has never ever before cried when left anywhere, never, and I don't understand what's happening now and why she is sad and I found it sooooooooo hard to walk away.

Phoned my mum in Germany to tell her about dd1, then she started crying because today is my dad's 64th birthday, he has had alzheimer's for over four year's now and it's getting worse and we don't know what's going to happen and whether he will live to see another birthday.

Can't stop crying, feeling so sad and just had to get this off my chest.

Thanks for reading.

Sorry about the spelling.

Sorry your so down, emkana, there are days when it all piles up, I know. Do you think your dd is just tired with the end of first term approaching? I know ds1 (also in Reception) is taking longer and longer to get dressed, moaning all the way, hates getting on the train in the morning when he used to love it. He is just bone tired and needs a holiday break.

Oh Emkana, hope your day gets better.

I am so sorry to read about your dad. There is no comfort I can give you there, I'm afraid.

With regard to your dd, ring the school and see if you can meet the teacher this afternoon to discuss how she feels your dd is doing in school. Perhaps there is something she can do to help. Has your dd given you no indication of the problem? It might be that some other children were unfriendly towards her yesterday or a friend has let her down. Whatever the reason, the teacher should be there for you to discuss it with and should be able to offer some solutions.

Also, I second wilbur's suggestion that your dd might be tired. My children all found the first term of reception very tiring and then there is the added excitement of Christmas coming. Schools do tend to go over the top with Christmas and the little ones often can't handle the excitement.

Perhaps your dd is sickening for something and that made her tearful?

Thank you for answering. I had dd1's parents' evening on Monday and there the teacher said that dd1 sometimes asked for Mummy but was generally happy. When I asked dd1 about it she said she missed me and wanted to be with me, but when we talked further she said she liked school and the other children, so I don't know what's going on. She's always been so excited about going to school and has really enjoyed it, I hope this is only a blip.

Honestly emkana don't under estimate the effects of long term tiredness on Reception children. I remember talking to other parents of reception children when ds2 was in that year, and everyone was saying their child was constantly crying, sleeping, being rude, being naughty, being ill, etc by the end of the first term. You wouldn't have known by looking at them as they all seemed to go into school looking bright and happy, but according to the parents, they were all falling apart.

Hopefully that is what is amiss with your dd. It gets a lot easier for them by the spring.

Sorry you are having a rotten day, Emkana Theres me moaning about a silly cold and others are having a tough time of it too

Its so true what is being said about the kids towards the end of term. My oldest 2 are in years 1 and 2 and they are getting restless and fed up. DS2 won't get up in the morning and is telling me he hates school. I think they get over excited about Christmas and over tired.

I'm sorry, too, to hear about your dad.

Thank you everybody.

I met some mums for coffee and they encouraged me to contact the school to see how dd1 is, so I did and they said she was happy and had settled down seconds after I left. But what do I do now? Do I talk to dd1 after school or just leave it and see how it goes?