Anyone else upset their child is starting school

[wifey6]

Ok...not til next September...but I am so upset & anxious about it already...have been for a few weeks now. We got the admissions letter today..so that's obviously tipped me over the edge.
Does anyone else feel like this? Or am I being over-precious?

Yes! My eldest is now in year 1 and I was like this with her. My youngest is starting next September and I'm dreading my baby growing up.

But, school does wonders for them! Weekends and school holidays are great!

Do you have any tips on how to make it easier to deal with? Any would be appreciated please

Get everything ready in plenty of time and try uniform on weeks before. I cried alot but didn't let dd know! Once you get into the swing of it its fine. I've met some great mums in the playground and we go out drinking together!

Honestly it's not that bad. It's just the thought of it I think. weekends and holidays are great x

My goodness, don't think too far ahead then :)

There is secondary school, university, moving out in the future :)

Thank you all....this is why I love MN...there's always lovely people on hand to help

I was dreading my DD starting school. Dreading it. She's a May birthday so I feared she would be too young to cope with the long day. And I suppose I also worried that she would grow apart from me-because there would be a big part of her day that I wasn't really involved in IYSWIM?

But honestly it's been fine. She'a settled in really well, she is learning so much and she's made some lovely friends already. She broke up for half term today and her school had an after school disco as a treat. Seeing her walk into her school, so proud in her party dress and immediately be surrounded by a crowd of her friends was really lovely.

So. Visit a lot of schools, try to get a feel of where would suit your DC. Read the ofstead reports but don't get obsessed with them. And realise that the vast majority of children do very well at whichever school they attend. Good luck!

My 'baby' is August born. Due to start school next September. Like you, I am dreading it. I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach when I think about it. But he will never know that! We already talk about it, in positive excited tones. He's already,looking forward to it. My issue is that it really does mark the end of something so precious, where his existence is primarily about me, dh, his sister. It will be fine, I know that, but I don't think I'll be fine for a short while after he starts. Good luck to you too

TheRobber...aww sounds like your DD has settled lovely. Hope she enjoyed the disco. The village where we live has a great school so that's our main choice, but I like the idea of visiting & getting a feel for the place.
Rewind...you've explained it just how I'm feeling...it feels like it's an end to such a precious times...looking at DS2...it makes me truly see how quickly my time at home with DS1 has truly gone & the sadness of him growing up can be too much. I know this must sound so pathetic.

I have to add that whenever we talk about school I am always so positive, excited & enthusiastic to DS...his own little adventure.

You have to be positive for their sake and then fall apart when you are alone!! Thats what I do! Shopping together for uniform is fun and choosing what lunch box they want!

I agree somersetsoul...I definitely don't want my anxieties to rub off on DS1 at all.