My son doesnt want to go to Kindergarden

Australia
January 30, 2007 2:40pm CST
Im just wondering if anyone has any tips on how to get my son interested in going to kindergarden and playing with other kids. He's 3 and an only child,and allthough he gets along great wih his couple of cousins he doesnt see them very often and now Im wanting him to start kinda, but he doesnt want to go. He says he wants to stay home with mummy and play with his toys. Im hopeing he will eventually get used to it but Im hopeing you have some tips for me out there in getting him settled in somehow, or maybe how you've dealt with your kids .
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
1 Feb 07
You have a couple of years to change his mind. :) Believe me when I say, it is normal for a 3 and 4 year old to say that they want to stay home with mommy and play. :) Pre-school is something you should get him involved with. It is only a couple hours a day, but it gets them ready for the next step to K-grade. In the beginning of school, the teachers know it will be hard and have been trained to help you and your child adjust. Trust me, I have been there seven times and I walked away every time crying myself! LOL Since he is 3 yrs old, I would just say the best step you can do is to take him to a Playtime place...where they have other kids his age that he can play with. Kids that he doesn't know. Then he will start to learn how fun it is to be social. Then you can use that wanting to be social as a positive to go to Pre-K and K-grade. Just have tissues in the car for you too mom. :)
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• Australia
1 Feb 07
Thankyou for the great advice :) Im allready tearing up thinking about it lol xx
• Canada
1 Feb 07
I had the same problem with my son when he was younger . He ended up not going to playschool and when he started real school I ended up having to get a job at the school as it was the only way he would go , if he knew I wasn't far . Before I started he actually took off from the school and was running down the road ( he thought he would just run home to me ) . It broke my heart that my baby felt this way and I didn't like the way the school handled it at the time . In the end the way I got him to stay was to start work at the school and I would talk to him everyday . He came home one day because he said he was sick , I told him that if we went home he was going to have to put his pyjamas on and go to bed , as this is where you should be if you are that sick . It broke my heart to watch his little face fall when we got home and I held through with what I said but he never made up an excuse to come home from school again . I will never forget how horrible I felt at the time and found out later that my son and I both suffered from seperation . We had always been together as when he was little he spent so much time in and out of hospitals . I was always there for him and I felt just as lost when he started school as he did being seperated from me . All the best for you and your son , I would just suggest not forcing him right now , let him be your little boy for a little longer because once they start school they branch out on their own and then they just seem to grow way to fast and your baby will no longer need you as much .
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• Australia
1 Feb 07
Yep I admit It will be hard on both of us as we are together 24hrs a day usually. I agree I dont mind him staying home for another year and going to kinda next year as I dont want him starting school when hes 4. Your right, the more time i have with him before he goes off on m the better lol.