DD1 is the youngest in her year but has always happily bounced into nursery and school until yesterday. She cried for half an hour yesterday morning and was still sobbing when I left her. On collection, she was bouncingly happy and enthusiastic.
This morning she was putting on a brave face but was wobbly and tearing up again. SHe fell into the routine readily enough and took her place on the carpet but was clearly fighting back tears.
I can ascertain no specific issues with friends or teachers or the environement, so I am putting it down to her having some difficulty with making the transition back to school after the holiday. I am trying to be supportive and make sure she feels safe and secure - that she is back in her routine. (She likes rules and structures.)
Academically she's holding her own (in so far as she loves her phonemes and making circuits etc..) but I think this is highlighting how much younger she is than some of the others. She just doesn't have any emotional resilience at the moment - which just isnt like her. There isn't anything more I can do but just sit it out and hope she feels more cheerful, is there?