My youngest daughter is starting kindergarten in two days. For the last week, she's been throwing tantrums, screaming, and just been acting diffucult. I am guessing this is because she's starting school, although she went to preschool for two years before now. She won't communicate with me, other than to cry and act stressed out. I try not to mention school too much, although if my older daughters bring it up (they'll be in 3rd and 5th) I will talk about it with them. Why is my little one acting like this? I thought she'd be used to the idea of school by now. How do I help her?
2006-08-15 07:48:19 · 9 answers · asked by lexiann721 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
I'm a Kindergarten teacher and what you are describing is completly normal. You can get her excited about Kindergarten by buying her something special that she gets to only use in Kindergarten (a new backpack with her favorite character on it) and pretty new outfit she picks out. There are also lots of great books about Kindergarten. Reading the Kissing Hand, she may be experiencing some worry about going to a new place and leaving you. The Kissing Hand will show her how to keep you close to her even when she's at school. Once she starts school she will start to have fun and it shouldn't be too big of a worry. Just make Kindergarten sound exciting to her, she may have seen a show or had a sibling or friend that may have put some scary ideas in her head about Kindergarten. I used to think that I had to know how to write in cursive (I could barely write my name) when I was in Kindergarten because my brother was doing so. I was scared to death to go to Kindergarten because I couldn't write or read cursive. These little kiddos can have some strange ideas about school that when you talk to them about their fears can solve most of your problems.
2006-08-15 12:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by Serena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you all ready taken her to get the new supplies and school clothes? Make her feel a part of picking out the new stuff. Tell her it is just like preschool and that she will have fun and have a lot of friends. Make her feel good by telling her you will be home when she gets there...or that grandma will pick her up..or whatever. If possible have you or daddy...someone close walk her to the classroom door and also meet her there after class. Maybe watch a movie with school in it..Kindergarten cop?? but do NOT watch matilda!!
2006-08-15 08:19:26 · answer #2 · answered by hambone1985 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you take her to an open house to meet her teacher and see the school etc. before it starts.
Take her out school shopping and have her help pick out things she wants to take with her, and the same have her help pick out an outfit for the first day. It's not going to solve the problem but it will help if she has something to be excited to do. My daughter was freaked out too after about 2 days it was over she was so excited she was getting up WAY too early to go!
2006-08-15 08:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 19:31:34 · answer #4 · answered by abrar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read her some books on it, show her some videos and talk to her about it. Help her understand that you know what she is going through and that you are there for her. The more comfortable you make her feel about it the better she will behave in referrence to it.
2006-08-15 07:56:04 · answer #5 · answered by Lilel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you considered that there may be other issues that are worrying her besides school? Maybe she just needs some additional "private mommy time" where she can have your individual attention for a little while.
2006-08-15 08:19:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her big sisters tell her how fun school can be. She is lucky to have 2 big sisters take advantage of that.
2006-08-15 10:32:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to her about fun stuff they do and tell her she'll make new friend
2006-08-15 10:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by Megan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i deosnt matter how many fits she has u NEED to sit her down and talk to her about this!
2006-08-15 07:57:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋