my son cries at preschool?

Question

He started in August but still cries almost every time I drop him off. He clings, cries, and I feel awful. When will it stop? He will be 5 in March and starting Kinder. in the fall.....help! I want him to be ok when I drop him off.

Answer 1

I was a preschool teacher before I became a stay at home mom. When I had a new child in my room that had separation anxiety, I use to ask the parents to either make a family picture collage at home or provide me with the pictures so I could make it with the child. we would then find a "special " place in the room that the child could go and see mommy and daddy, when ever they started to miss them. Out of 5 years of teaching I never found one student this didn't work for. It always takes time for any approach to work. whatever you choose to do stick to it so it becomes routine rather then scary to your child. I wish you luck.

Answer 2

Just tell him everything will be fine. That he has been okay so far and nothing is going to happen. If you are a stay at home mom, tell him you are going home to make him some cookies or something and that if he has a real problem the teacher will call you. It is awful going through this isn't it. But, to get him ready for kinder. he needs to learn now. Ask him to make a new friend today and remember the name so he can tell you when he gets home. Tell him that this is how he makes alot of friends so he can do things with them when they get older. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Its preschool ask the teacher could your son do half days for a little while and try to reassure your son that u are coming back later. Get some assignments from the teacher and work with him at home and see if he's actually learning or crying all day. It maybe something that he has to work out alone.

Answer 4

Talk to the teachers. Guaranteed that once you leave him after a couple minutes he's off and playing and keeping busy with the other kids. The best thing to do is to drop him off, give him a big hug and kiss, tell him you love him and you will be back to pick him up. Don't linger that just makes the seperation worse.

Answer 5

Awwww I was that way too in preschool. When I was 3, I went to preschool for about 6 days but cried the whole time I was there. Mom took me to Kindercare and I liked that better. But when mom took me to preschool a year later, she went with me and showed me all the toys and fun activites and got me better aquainted with the teacher.
That should help him get a little better at it.

Answer 6

Alot of kids cry when leaving their moms. It's pretty natural, and eventually he will get used to it. Unless he's complaning about his teachers, or having problems during the day while you're away, he's probably doing just fine.

A couple of suggestions: You could have somebody else take him and say your goodbyes at home. This helps sometimes, and once he's really used to going to school, you could resume taking him.

Also, you could give him something very important of yours in the morning - something that he can hang onto until you pick him up. Then he gives it back to you.

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Answer 7

My son did that and I just had to explain to him that it was something that he had to do. I also reassured him that I would be back very soon. It takes patience. My son did better in kindergarten, I think because he loved his teacher. My son Kobe said that he was afraid that I was having fun without him. Did you talk to your son and ask him why he does this, there must be a reason. Reassure him about whatever it is that he tells you. It will get better. Kobe is in second grade and now looks forward to school. Good luck.

Answer 8

my son had a phase like this. we just reassured him a lot but he still had to go. now he says he loves it.
i suggest you just shower him with love and dont respond in a negative way. help him feel secure. give him some little something he can hold to think of you, like a little picture in his pocket or something. tell him every time he looks at it you are thinking about giving him a hug.