Can anyone help or advise, I have not been through this before!
My daughter (who turned 4 in August) started school in September. Initially, she was quite part time and has only gone full time in the past few weeks. Since that time, her behaviour has been quite naughty, she is extremely tired, wakes up every night having had a bad dream or something is hurting and is generally 'unsettled'.
I have got into the habit of not asking her too much about her day, and at bedtime will ask her about a good/not so good thing that happened at school and she responds really well to this - this works better than asking her directly about her day and I get a little snippet of what she gets up to in the day.
I am single, part time working mother and feel incredibly guilty that I am not there to collect her every day.
Of course, I am sure all of this is normal, and as she is one of the youngest in her class I feel it is probably affecting her more than the other children. And its all new, the expectations are higher and she is taking in a lot of new information. At parents evening, her Dad and I were informed she was doing well, there were no concerns, and they are encouraging her to gain confidence in making new friends.
Can anyone share similar experiences about their children starting school?
Many thanks.