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ML Moms, come in, and tell me what you think.
P will turn 5 on July 31st. She was in class where she was one of the oldest, most of the kids were 4 or had just turned 4. That class got crowded, and they asked if they could switch her to the next level class, which is mostly 5 year olds. This was about a month ago.
She hates the new class. The kids are bigger than her. The morning teacher is a bit gruff, of the suck it up variety. The afternoon teacher is awesome. She says everyday she wishes she could switch back, and she wants to be in the old class, and she misses the things the old class does. She cries every morning, and she hasn't done that for a long time. We are also starting with mysterious ailments, stomach aches, and whatnot in the morning.
In August, she will start Kindergarten. The class will be small, about 10 kids. The teacher there is awesome.
I am considering asking them to move her back for the next three months. What do you think? Is this nuts? I don't think the transition back would be hard at all. She already says she doesn't want to go to Kindergarten, so I would rather her have a good three months to build on before transition, but I don't want to be that mom, and I don't want to confuse her.
Re: ML Moms, come in, and tell me what you think.
yes i would send her back asap!
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My instinct is no, leave her where she is for now.
But my instinct may be age-inappropriate.
As in, sometimes, we don't get our way and have to deal - but I don't know if that is an age-appropriate lesson or just mean at 5.
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Send her back. P is a peanut and big kids can be really intimidating. Plus she's too little for a 'suck it up and deal' attitude. Plus she's too young to start hating school. I would punch her teacher if she made my kid hate school.
Would they work with you to have her in the 4 yr room in the morning and the 5 yr room in the afternoon? That way she'll be more comfortable in the mornings then when the other teacher shows up for the afternoons, she can move to the other room where she will get to know the other kids and will still have some new activities/challenges.
I think the slower transitions are so much better. Poor thing. =(
i don't think sending her back is a bad idea.
however, i would be sure to talk to her about the transition to kindergarten and remind her that things are going to change again and that its going to be exciting and fun. just keep reminding her about it.
e is only a few weeks older than p and he is already a bit apprehensive about going to kindergarten in a new place next year. i am trying to get him excited about it already because if i don't do a ton of prep work with him its going to be really rough when he starts.
Do it
I was going to suggest this too.
I don't know, I'm kind of torn on this one. I know at this point it's just daycare right now, but when she does get to elementary school, more than likely the kids will be bigger than her and it's highly possible she'll encounter a gruff teacher or two at some point so she does need to learn how to deal with that....but if it were my kid, I'd probably ask to move her back even though I know all of this.
B was a big weenie until she started elementary school. She would cry about any thing and every thing, but she was always with kids her age at daycare so we weren't faced with that kind of stuff. But she's really come into her own in the last two years and has grown up a lot.
At this point with her though, I would ask to move her back.
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you BOTH deserve a nice, relaxing, fun summer. I say move her back.
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another vote to send her back.
She's too young for this to be a life lesson like "suck it up and stick it out." You want her to continue loving school.
Plus, she's a tiny kid, even if she is a tiny bit older than the others in her class.
She's such a bright happy kid, I'd hate to hear her having fears of kindergarten. She's one of those kids that I imagine totally thriving at school b/c she's smart and would love school activities.