Nickname for school?

[NiamhThomas30]

My son has always answered to his shortened version of his name. All except his grandmother (who he rarely sees) calls him by his proper name.

My issue is. Do I say at his new nursery that my preferred name for him is the short version or is it wise to start using his full name? I just don't know if he'd respond to anything else!

Don't get me wrong, I love both names and they are 'normal' I use his full name on anything official, but his short name on everything else.

WWYD or WDYD??

Thank you

DS1 has a birth certificate name and one that everyone actually calls him which is a variation of it.

On most forms I have filled in education wise I have put the full name and there is another line for 'known as' where i put what everyone calls him.

Tell the Nursery what you want them to call him-it will be fine.

When ds started school I put Alexander on the forms but wrote Alex in the known as box.

If you want Nursery to call him by his full name, then I suggest you call him that same full name at home too. I'm a nursery teacher and have seen the situation you're talking about several times before and it can cause confusion for the child at a time when there are lots of changes. Personally, I would suggest sticking with the name he is most familiar with.