My daughter started pre-school today and im having a seperation anxiety attack!

Hi Peanutjar! Its me again, and I'm thinking,"How lucky you are!" It must be wonderful to be the Mom of a cute little girl who has just started to school. Don't worry about the goodbye you didn't get, be thankful she has good friends at school. These friends are almost as important to her well-being at school, as her Mommy is at home.In the future, as she packs to go off to college, it will seem like only yesterday, that you took her to her first day of pre-school. Kids Grow up so fast! Treasure every moment!

My son, who turns 5 in December, is into his last term of kindergarten, so he will do pre-entry into primary school this term also. Then start of next year he is full time. For the last 18 months, he has been away from us a half day on Mondays and full day on Wednesday, and that was hard enough, but then to go to school for 5 full days a week.....ahhh, I don't want to think about it. I'm out of here, lol!!!

It is a good thing that you have such a cute girl, yes you are right to feel like this but she is growing up and everything will change, after some days you'll find yourself not the same, but I want to ask you a question do you work or staying at home? because if you are working it will be better for you to keep busy and not sit waiting for her you'll feel that time is not passing, so try to keep busy doing anything, and at the week end take her to a lovely picnic and she'll know after that how much you love her and when she grow up more she'll know that there are time for friends and time for mommy, don't worry cheers.

Lucky is your daugther to get such a sweet mom...Dnt worry things would change as time passes...being the first time you are more emotional but we have to accept these transformations....

You made me smile, peanutjar...he, he. You're right. I thought kids are supposed to be the ones who experience separation anxiety...you proved me wrong...he, he. I never experienced such...when my son was in nursery, he was the one who had separation anxiety. He didn't want me to leave...really cried so hard and I had to make my great escape. Of course, after a few weeks, he has completely adjusted to school when he gained more friends and enjoyed playing with them during and after school. With my daughter it was different. She never experienced any anxiety at all...she adjusted to school at once...even wanted me to leave as soon as I have dropped her in school. Well, I understand your case...but we parents have to be prepared for any waning of influence on our part as our kids start to expand their social circles...this is an interesting discussion, thank you.

hello peanutjar! When I first brought my son to nursery school, I asked his teacher if I can wait for him. She looked at me as if I went crazy!lol Because I was ready to wait and just sit there for 3 hours straight! I was so worried of leaving him there and just go home. He did cry when his teacher had to close the door. I want to cry with him, too.^_^ Then after 15 minutes of waiting for him, the school's administrator, approached me and gently told me to just go home. That there's nothing to worry about and that they will take good care of my son. All I just have to think is that he will have a good time at school and meet new friends. After a week, I've adjusted to our new situation and I don't worry about him anymore.

I would tell you its just a slight transformation thats causing the problem i can promise you within two days she will be ok,til that keep consoling her

It will pass, I went through it as well. It is hard to see your little one leave, because you are so use to them being there with you, and you are use to being there to protect them just the idea of them not being there for you to protect is enough to set off the attack. You will still feel it as your daughter goes to kindergarten as well but it does pass trust me I have 7 children.

Hahahaha. I'm sorry I had to laugh, I just find it funny that mom's can get even more emotional than their kids on the first day of school. I can relate very well to how you felt. They are our babies out there. Soon, when they are in higher grade level they won't even be glad at the idea of mom getting them in and from school. We had to make the most out of the remaining time that we can carry our children because soon they would even be bigger than us, time goes so fast (sigh)