Kindergartener Crier -Feeling like a Horrible Mama

Ask the teacher how she is after you're gone. Most likely teh waterworks stop a few minutes after you leave, she's happy and you're miserable for the rest of the day imagining the worst. lol. Be sure to be upbeat and cheery when you tell her good bye and don't show her that you don't want to leave. if you seem ok, she'll feel better about it. but yes, definitely do not hold her back from K b/c of this! she'll prob do the smae thing next year when you try to reenroll her!

You're just going to have to push through it. If it's easier to just stay in the carpool lane, do that. It's not likely that this will last long, but she might also be tired in the morning. Make sure she is falling asleep early enough so she's not tired and more emotional in the morning.

Luck!

Ugh. I know what you mean. For us, K & 1 was a breeze. Today was Day Two of Third Grade and my son was acting like a Kindergartner this morning! Crying and asking to NOT ride the bus....I don't know what is UP. But I know it's a horrible way to start MY day, as well as his!
Stiff upper lip, Mama (or at least that's my plan!).

First of all, you are not a horrible mama.

My daughter started kindergarten last week too. She has done surprisingly well at drop off. No tears yet. The first day was hard though because she didn't want to let go of me. The worst part of the day for us is when I pick her up from the afterschool program because she is tired and hungry (and very grumpy). She's having a hard time learning how to manage her time at snack time and lunch which means she comes home hungry. Just give your daughter time to adjust. All kids are different and while some adjust fairly quickly, some need more time. I would give it another week or so to see if she gets better. If not, then check with her teacher to find out how she does during the day. Chances are that she is fine once you leave. I don't think you need to hold her back, just give her some more time to get used to things and do the carpool lane if that is easier for her.

I am sure it will stop very soon. Please just make it quick and painless for everyone by doing the carpool lane. She will adjust.

It is SO HARD to leave your children crying like that. I would def. talk to the teacher and ask how long she cries after you are gone. My guess is she stops really fast :)

I have been were you are. I feel ya, Mama!!

I remember when my first son started Kindergarten and our first month was pretty rough. He never cried being dropped off at Kindergarten, but he cried at the drop of a hat for anything else that didn't go his way at home. It was exhausting for me to deal with such a tired child.
While your daughter obviously has some 'schooling' in her background it's not like Kindergarten. Would she nap when she go home? Or maybe put her down for bed earlier? To me it sounds like she is tired. I know that with my son we had to move bedtime earlier...he was going down at 8pm and up at 7am. In fact, he is going into third grade and STILL goes to bed at those times.
The only other thing I was thinking of is talking to her teacher and making sure that nothing out of the ordinary is happening at school (no one is picking on her or something).
L.