I need HELP, MY 5 year old cries everytime i take him to school!!?
Hi! i have a problem with my 5 year old brother who is going to kindergarden, and during the first 2 months he was fine. He was motivated to go to school, but now all of a sudden he has started crying excessively everyday that he is about to get dropped off. What could be causing this? is it Separation Anxiety? any ideas are accepted please and thank you
I have a 5-year-old daughter. She does not want to go to school. In the morning she cries a lot. What should I do?
Welcome to the “detective years” of parenting! I don’t mean in a snoopy way, but that, once your child is not primarily with you or with someone who cares for her directly and reports to you every day, it’s harder to know what might be going on.She doesn’t want to go to school. In the morning she cries a lot:Question—how is she at the end of school? Is she happy? Chattering with other kids? Talking with her teacher? Handing you a pretty drawing she made? Telling a story about her day? Or is she sullen, quiet, standing apart from other kids waiting for you, buried in a book in a corner of the classroom?That will give you a clue about whether this is just her not feeling ready in the morning for the routine and the intensity of going to school, or if there’s something going on there AT the school that is problematic for her.Then, once you have this basic information, try asking her—after school. During her snack. Use non-directive language. “I notice that for the last x days, you’ve seemed really unhappy about going to school in the morning. At the end of the day, I’ve noticed you seem…._______. Can you tell me why?”This may be more complicated than she is ready for—my own kids at 5 were VERY verbal, but not all kids are!Ask the teacher…she may be busy during the school day, but any kindergarden teacher should be just fine with spending a few moments talking with a parent about how their child is adjusting, what they notice about interactions in the classroom, and even picking up on potential learning, vision, or other issues you may not have as much opportunity to notice when it’s just your own child that you see every day.Teachers are partners with parents—and usually are very happy to foster that relationship. And her teacher may be also able to help you ask your child the questions, or come up with a solution that you can work together on.Just remember that a 5 year old is an innocent. If she is crying, it’s not to make your life difficult (though it does!), and it’s not to manipulate you. It’s for some reason.Good luck sleuthing!
Why does my child cry when i pick her up from preschool?
My Daughter (3 yrs old) just started preschool a few days ago. Now i know why she cries when i drop her off (she's extremely attached to me.) But i don't understand that when i come to pick her up from school she runs from me and cries and doesn't want to go home. Why does she do this and what can i do about it? Mom's with experience please answer. p.s. She does this everytime she has to leave anywhere (not just school)
Every time I drop off my 5-year-old at school in the morning, he cries, what can I do or say to him so that he won't cry?
On Saturday, at the breakfast table, preferably one on one, ask him if there is a reason he doesn't like school. No leading questions.Ask him if he likes his teacher? If not, why not? Ask him if he has tried to make friends? Why not?Tell him that school is fun if he will give it a chance. Tell him that it is the law that children have to go to school. Do not think that he doesn't understand what a law is. They pick this stuff up from cartoons on tv. Plus 5 year olds are smart.Tell him that he has to be brave so you will be proud of him for getting an educationTell him that it's a rule that you have to finish school in order to get a job so one day he can afford to buy things, toys, cars, boats, candy, McDonalds, his favorite things, etc.My best friend's little cousin would be dropped off at school and then walk right back home. Every day!! She became a special education teacher. Now retired. How ironic!
My six yr old hates school...cries EVERY DAY!?
My six year old son started school last week. The first day when I picked him up after school, he was happy. He said his teacher is nice and loves his friends. Second day was ok.... after the third day he started complaining about the long hours (8:00-2:30). The second week of school, he started crying in class. Tuesday, his teacher sent a note home informing me about my son crying and missing me. I asked my son what's up with this new behavior? He told me he misses me. I know that's not why he cries because when he stays at my friends house for days, I have to begg him to come home after 3 days of staying there! Today I take him to school, he doesn't want to get out of the car. He was crying histerically and was doing everything possible not to go in his class. I get him out of the car, start walking him to his class room, and he still doesn't want to go in. He is crying, begging me to take him home. He was on his knees! Of course, my heart was breaking at this point but I really wanted to leave him at school. I don't want him to think that crying is going to get him anywhere. His teacher came out tried to get him in class...didnt work. The principal heard him cry. She came out to help us, that didn't work either. So i braught him home and grounded him for the whole day. I didn't let him get out of his room all day. He had to read, clean his room, and practice his karate moves (stuff he hates doing) I sat down and had a long conversation with him. I asked him if he has friends, he said yes. I asked him if kids make fun of him...he said no. I asked him if the teacher is mean...he said no. I don't know what else to do. He constantly cries every single day! I when it gets dark, and he knows its bedtime...oh lord..he starts to cry! What could be possibly bothering him? He wants someone to go with him and sit in his class all day! If he was missing me, he could have said I just want mommy. But he wants just ANYBODY as long as its someone he knows! What should I do???