My daughter just recently started preschool and is having a hard time parting from the blankie she carrys. She is fine if they let her keep it but they won't let her participate in anything as long as she has it. We just moved here and its a new home and she has never been in school before she is 4 years old. I think 2 days is alittle early to be trying to take it away for more than potty but the shcool feels differently, I don't feel she should be punished or left out for having a blankie I think it helps her to adjust and eventually should be taken away at different times of the day. She seems excited to go to school but she says not if they take my blankie. The teacher who obviously does not understand the attachement to blankie said give her something smaller to carry around its not about carrying something around its about this particular blankie the way it smells, feels etc not just any item will work. I figured if she was having fun she would put it down, not having fun would make her hold on to it longer. Should I let them try it their way longer with her not joining in? They even said she did not eat lunch because she wouldn't wash her hands and go in the bathroom without blankie. I don't think food should be withheld I don't think she understands that the bathroom is dirty even though we tell her I think she is not getting it and they should have just wiped her hands with a wipe and fed her I think a child that eats is alway more cooperative than one who sits there hungry. Am I wrong here?
I would change schools! At my daughters daycare they incuraged me to bring something for her to feel at ease with. Different schools have different policies but if you aren't happy then, it is time to change!