My 4-year-old daughter awoke at 6:40 this morning and said to me - for the fourth time this week - “Mom, I don’t want to go to school.”
What makes a preschooler who spends her day enjoying music and arts and crafts and being around her friends say that?
Honest, I think she’s just mimicking her brother, a second-time-around kindergartner who does state that every morning. But then again, maybe there’s more.
Monday, I was off so the kids and I spent a much-looked-forward-to day with friends. Tuesday I was at home working for much of our “together” time and then shuffled them off to school. Wednesday, I took them to school, went to work, picked them up, dropped them off at my sister-in-laws and, yes, went back to work.
Maybe she just misses me. I know I miss her. The adjustment from holiday vacation to back-to-school seems to be still in play. And then the one day off kinds of knocked it back into motion. Her brother is struggling the same at school - having a few meltdowns each week as he tries to get back into the swing of things. I’ve tried to make it as smooth as possible, but I guess there’s only so much I can do.
I did boost her up a bit as we went through breakfast, bath and getting dressed: I reminded her it was her day to do show-and-share. Hallelujah! She picked up her new pink guitar from Christmas, in its new blue case from her birthday last week, and she beat me to the car.
“Come on mom!” she yelled. “I don’t want to be late.”
Aw, that is wonderful she found something to look forward to. Good job for reminding her!
My daughter reacted similarly with preschool after she was out for awhile due to a terrible cold/flu. For the first time, she cried at preschool and missed us sorely.
Sounds like she may be back into the swing of things in no time