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Not ready for this
I was asking DD this weekend who she wanted to invite to her birthday party this year. She only named kids from her old daycare--not anyone from her current preschool. I thought that was a bit suspicious and when I asked her about it she said that she doesn't really play with anyone there. She said she feels lonely. I emailed her teacher to see if she noticed anything. The teacher gave me a call and said she was kind of shocked, since DD is very social and plays with everyone.
Her teacher did say that the class as a whole is socially immature and DD is kind of on the other end of the spectrum, so maybe even though she is playing with the other kids, she doesn't feel that she is connecting with them. She also said that they are moving to more center play, and they are going to randomly select which kids go to which center--so she thinks the 1:1 time with different kids will help. She's also going to keep me more in the loop on DD's day and what she did so I can ask questions and see if it's getting better.
It's good that the teacher is taking action but wow, is it heartbreaking to hear your kid is lonely. Any other suggestions on helping DD in this situation would be appreciated.
Her teacher did say that the class as a whole is socially immature and DD is kind of on the other end of the spectrum, so maybe even though she is playing with the other kids, she doesn't feel that she is connecting with them. She also said that they are moving to more center play, and they are going to randomly select which kids go to which center--so she thinks the 1:1 time with different kids will help. She's also going to keep me more in the loop on DD's day and what she did so I can ask questions and see if it's getting better.
It's good that the teacher is taking action but wow, is it heartbreaking to hear your kid is lonely. Any other suggestions on helping DD in this situation would be appreciated.
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Re: Not ready for this
Cori was about the same way at that age, and to a degree, still is. SHe gets along well with the other kids and interacts with them, but she isn't part of their "clique" and I strongly attribute it to her switching to that center later where as the other kids had all been around one another since they were infants. It still kind of makes me sad when I pick her up and she is by herself doing something (85% of the time).
I tried to make sure that she attended all the bday parties she was invited to, so that she felt like she was part of the group and got to play more with the other kids. But overall, things honestly just stayed the same. She LOVES Kindergarten now and prefers those friends to the ones at daycare. And honestly, I tell myself that those are the kids she is probably going to interact more with since they will go through public school together. Just hang in there and know that Kindergarten will change everything! And like most things, it's usually harder on the parents than the kids. Keep in mind, her vocabulary is more limited than yours, so maybe / hopefully "lonely" is too strong a word.
And you're probably right, I'm taking it harder than she is. She doesn't complain about going to preschool because she loves learning and no one is specifically mean to her. I guess I was just shocked to be dealing with this so soon.