Anyone else have dc suffering back to school wobbles?

[Travellerintime]

DD (5.3) is in P1. Fine last term, although a bit wild at home. She seems generally happy at school, enjoys learning and has made friends.

This week she's been really weepy about going to school, and weepy when she's there. She says she doesn't know why apart from she misses me. She is quite an emotional child, and of course it upsets me to see her upset (not that I show this in front of her). Any tips? Anyone else?

Thanks

Are you actually me?

My DD is 6 and in Yr1 (second year of school in England). She has always loved school and never complained about going. Last week she was off all week because she was poorly & then it snowed, then this week she was in for 2 days and then off yesterday because of snow.

I think you need to just give her time to settle back in, and make sure there's calm time at home after school, early to bed, proper meals eaten etc.

It might also be worth (at a separate time, not when she's upset) asking her to tell you about things she likes at school and anything she doesn't like. That gives her the opportunity to tell you if something specific is upsetting her, but you avoid putting words in her mouth.

Then if it goes on, it might be worth having a chat with her teacher to see whether anything has changed at school - even a slightly different routine can unbalance a young child this early on.

Hope you & your little DD are OK, but I'm sure she'll settle back in given a bit of time.

Dd wants to go to school but since the holiday is having trouble accepting that I can't go too! She's definitley more clingy than before when dropping off. We went away to family in the US so she was loved and adored 24/7 for 2 weeks and is having trouble re-adjusting to life as a normal 4 yr-old going to school without her fan club.

Thank you both - I am feeling a bit more reassured that this will pass.

Misshardbroom - like the idea of asking her what she likes and doesn't like about school - good way of broaching it. Andn Acinonyx, my dd had non-stop attention from family over Xmas too - a good point that this is prob a bit unbalancing.

DD still weepy. Heartbreaking to send her off to school like this. Anyone else?

Dropping dd off at reception this morning half the class were in tears. Two children were being forcibly dragged into school by their mums, it seems to be a common thing at the moment. We have had some disruption because of the snow the last 2 weeks so what with that & the xmas break I know my dd is finding it hard settling back in. We haven't had any tears but lots of moaning. It seems to be any change of routine sets my dd off. Due to the weather the last two weeks the parents have been taking the children straight into school rather than lining up in the playground, I'm wondering if that has upset my dd & her classmates. Has there been any similar change for your lo?

/hugs to travellerintime, I know exactly how you feel. Just have to wait for it to pass, and weather the storm I guess.

But you have my sympathy x

DS has had a couple of tearful drop offs, but on the whole is much more confident at school than he used to be. At home he has become a nightmare for me though...

Anyway re. the chatting, I have a habit now of asking at bedtime 'what was your favourite thing that happened today' - it really starts him chatting about school rather than asking him directly about school, iyswim.