My Baby's Going to Preschool
So, in just a few short days my 3 year old is starting preschool. I am feeling so many different emotions about this that it's making my mind go crazy.
Nervous - Obviously, I know. But I'm sending my child. My only child. My pride and joy. The most important person in my life to someone that I barely know. What if he needs help going to the bathroom, will she be able to help him? What if he won't eat his lunch or snack, will she know what to say to get him to eat? All the people that have been watching Jordan and caring for him for the first years of his life have been able to give him their undivided attention and I'm nervous that he won't be getting it now.
Sad - Another obvious one, but this just means that my little Baby J is growing up. He's three years old. Wasn't it just yesterday that he was born? Is he going to miss me while he's there? Oh my gosh, what if he doesn't miss me? Ahhhhh
Excited - Having family members watch Jordan has had it's good points and, as we have found out, it definitely has it's bad points. Because grandparents love to spoil their grand kids, Jordan has gotten away with a lot lately. He's never really had a set schedule. I'm excited to have the same person watching him most every day, a person who lives by schedules, a person who won't be taking him to McDonald's every day. I'm excited for him to get out and meet other kids his age and learn about sharing and playing with others.
I know in a couple of years I'll forget these emotions that I'm feeling right now and I'll probably be feeling different or maybe similar emotions for whatever reason, or for whatever may be going on in my life at that point. I can only hope Jordan handles it better then I will.
Nervous - Obviously, I know. But I'm sending my child. My only child. My pride and joy. The most important person in my life to someone that I barely know. What if he needs help going to the bathroom, will she be able to help him? What if he won't eat his lunch or snack, will she know what to say to get him to eat? All the people that have been watching Jordan and caring for him for the first years of his life have been able to give him their undivided attention and I'm nervous that he won't be getting it now.
Sad - Another obvious one, but this just means that my little Baby J is growing up. He's three years old. Wasn't it just yesterday that he was born? Is he going to miss me while he's there? Oh my gosh, what if he doesn't miss me? Ahhhhh
Excited - Having family members watch Jordan has had it's good points and, as we have found out, it definitely has it's bad points. Because grandparents love to spoil their grand kids, Jordan has gotten away with a lot lately. He's never really had a set schedule. I'm excited to have the same person watching him most every day, a person who lives by schedules, a person who won't be taking him to McDonald's every day. I'm excited for him to get out and meet other kids his age and learn about sharing and playing with others.
I know in a couple of years I'll forget these emotions that I'm feeling right now and I'll probably be feeling different or maybe similar emotions for whatever reason, or for whatever may be going on in my life at that point. I can only hope Jordan handles it better then I will.
posted by Samantha at
12:15 AM
3 Comments:
Hang in there ... it won't be as bad as it seems. He'll have the chance to interact with other kids and he'll probably be in a classroom setting too (which will prep him for kindergarten).
[hugs]
Please be perpared for if he doesnt want you to leave. My 4 year old went to preschool when he was 3 but I worked in the building so he was comfortable with me going in the next room. Whe I decided to leave that job, I moved him to a better preschool. He would cry and scream for me not to leave him, but I would make sure he knew mommy would be back after lunch. This happened for 2, almost 3 weeks, untill he finally realized mommy would be back soon. Now he loves it and can't wait to go everyday.
I know exactly how you feel, but you don't want to be one of those moms who chooses not to send your baby to pre-scool & deprives them of critical personal growth & experiance.
I just recently went from a stay at home mom to sending my little girl to head start. Then ten months later my little boy started. Trust me it never feels any better.
Soon I will be sending my baby who is now 8 mo old "SCARY, how time does fly!". I just keep telling myself stick with it. It's what is best for them; that is who really matters.
Last but not least the head start teacher finally convinced me that keeping my kids home for a mommy and me day once a week. Only makes them miss out on special activities that they look forward to. Plus the pre-schools do allot of cool stuff with kids like field trips, learning about cultures & reading. They will help you with tons of cool stuff like ideas on diffrent activities to do with j to improve the time you do spend together. Hope this helps & you are not alone:)
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