1st Day of School: Infant
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First Day of School!
Asked by S.M. from Omaha
on August 11, 2009
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I have a daughter who will be starting kindergarten and a son who will be starting preschool. I would really like to make their 1st day of school exciting and memorab...
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- We took a picture the first day of school (getting on and off the bus) and took a picture the last day of school (getting on and off the bus). It's amazing how much t...
- My daughter starts kindergarden this fall too. I haven't thought up any special traditions yet but I do plan on trying to get a picture of her each year on the 1st da...
- Hi S., I love the start of school! (Maybe that's part of the reason I became a teacher awhile ago!) Anyway, I love the ideas everyone keeps coming up with and I...
What Will You Be Doing the 1St Day Your Kids Go Back to School?
Asked by J.K. from Dallas
on August 21, 2011
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Tomorrow is my kids' 1st day of school and I'll be cleaning this house from top to bottom ALL DAY. I'm so excited! What will you be doing on the 1st day of school? ...
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- I am SOOOOOOO jealous!! i have 17 more days until school starts!!! My husband is still under my feet so I have to wait until Mid September and I will be doing sprin...
- I am a school bus driver so I will be returning to work.
- I volunteer with the PTA so it will be a busy day for me. I will send kids off to school with hugs,kisses and high fives for a great first day. I am also putting on...
First Day of Kindergarten Stories?
Asked by J.Y. from Madison
on September 2, 2008
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I just dropped my daughter off at Kindergarten-and then tried not to cry the whole way home. I walked around the school with her for about 20 minutes and then said goo...
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- Here is my Kindergarten story... My daughter Cara, her brother, sister, and I all walked to school with the neighbor. The whole way there Cara was just fine. We ar...
- J.~ I too dropped my son off for kindergarten today and I did make it to the door to leave, before I started to cry. The principal asked me how things were and I fel...
- My son started kindergarten nearly 3 weeks ago. I worried about EVERYTHING for weeks before! The first day of school went very well for him. He was excited to g...
First Day of School Is Approaching - KINDERGARTEN
Asked by L.B. from Lima
on July 31, 2009
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Hi Moms! My firstborn is ready to start kindergarten in less than a month - and I'm already FREAKING out and overwhelmed with anxiety!
How in the world do moms do th...
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- So, when my son started last year in Kindergarten for whole days, I was so worried. He is my only child, I work night shift so I spend just about every single day with...
- I know it's very hard especially if they cry and beleive me one starts then they all do. But do not takle them home. BIG MISTAKE. I told our son it's part of growing u...
- Well i suppose it's a little late for my advice now, but if there are any summer camps he could go to for a few hrs a day you might get accustomed to him not being the...
Kindergarten
Asked by H.M. from Chicago
on August 14, 2011
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So my baby girl starts kindergarten in a few days (my first one going to school) and each time I think of It I start to tear up. I was not fortunate to stay home with...
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- Kindergarten is a very special milestone. There have been numerous posts in the last couple of days on this topic. I was only excited when my kids went to kindy and ...
- It is so normal. I remember my when my son started kinder he had to take the school bus to school on the 1st day :( I was so sad & cried as soon as the bus left. It wa...
- This stage, is a "Milestone" and a Rite of Passage for a Mom. Moms... have 'developmental' stages too. This is one of them. My son just started Kindergarten last ...
First Day of Kindergarten, MISSERABLE!!!!
Asked by H.X. from Los Angeles
on September 9, 2011
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first day of kinder, my child cried!!! he did not have a good day, kept wanting to know what time it is to see when i'm coming back. He cried a few times, but did hav...
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- Did he ever have any preschool or day care before or was this his first experience being away from you in classroom setting with other kids and another adult for an ex...
- I agree with reading The Kissing Hand. Also, can you see about volunteering at his lunch hour? I loved doing that and meeting the other kids in class and seeing my ...
- It is a huge adjustment. There are kids who have been in daycare almost their whole life and still cry the first few days. It is a new place/room, new people, and can ...
First Day of School Traditions?
Asked by A.T. from Myrtle Beach
on July 13, 2011
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Moms, I am a mom with a little girl who will be starting Kindergarten in less than two weeks (she is going to a year round school) and I want to make her first day spe...
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- Pictures are a must. My family always did that so I did with my daughter last fall when she started kindergarten. My husband's family always went out to breakfast on...
- Both my husband and I come from a German heritage. In Germany, the first day of school children receive Schultute (school cone) full of wonderful little gifts. We ha...
- Well for my kid we did a video from the time I woke her up, until we hugged and said our goodbyes in the class. We did mini interviews throughout the school of the tea...
Anxiety About Kindergarten
Asked by L.Q. from Washington DC
on July 3, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter will turn 5 years old this month. She has never been in a daycare setting. Although we tried many times over the years, she had severe separatio...
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- Layla, I just want to add that there are some kids who are naturally more sensitive than others. It's part of who they are and not something that you caused or can...
- Hi Layla. I just wanted to tell you that you sound like a wonderful Mom and that your little ones are sure lucky to have you! I cannot even begin to imagine how hard...
- My son ,who is now 24 yrs old, had the same issues. I berated myself for years about how I, no matter his reaction, made him go to school ( because I had to work). So ...
Kindergarten Age
Asked by S.D. from Washington DC
on January 29, 2010
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I am curious as to how other Moms feel about children entering Kindergarten at age 6 versus age 5. My daughter will miss the cut of by 27 days, I prefer to have her t...
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- My daughter will miss it by 24 days - same boat! The decision was easier for me because I was a "young" kid - always the youngest in my class as I'd made the cut off ...
- I have to deal with this with all my kids. My oldest missed by a few weeks, my 2nd misses by 1 day and my youngest misses by 10 days. My older 2 are girls and my you...
- my daughter misses the cut off by 6 days.......my husband and i dont agree on this situation he wants her to start at age 5, her bday is on the 1st day of school & i w...
Kindergarten Issues
Asked by B. from Chicago
on September 12, 2006
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Moms,(sorry this is so long, I really needed to vent)
This is what happened to my five year old daughter today (Mon.), on her third full-day of Kindergarten. All t...
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- I'm sorry for my very blunt comments but... I think that you and your daughter learned to double-check that the homework is done and in the folder now so it probably ...
- This is a tough one. The thought of your daughter's hurt feelings is heartbreaking, however the teacher followed through on a policy and you can't blame her for that....
- B.: As a teacher myself I would strongly recommend not bringing up these issues at open house. The intended purpose of open house is to learn the curriculum and cl...
