Other children find the noise and activity level of a classroom to be overwhelming. Separation woes Changes in your child's life or just returning to school after a vacation or an illness can be a stressful readjustment. Even something as simple as a parent away on a business trip can set off separation woes. Occasionally, a negative experience at preschool will lead to drop-off trouble. Whether this is your child's first school experience or a new phase, these early morning meltdowns are draining for everyone involved.
Children thrive on the predictability of rituals and routines.
Just as a good bedtime ritual helps you to enforce parting until dawn, a consistent drop- off routine will help you part for a day at preschool. Creating the drop-off routine should be a collaborative effort with your child's teacher. Select a series of steps that you will take every day when you and your child arrive at preschool. The goal is not to delay the inevitable, but to ritualize the goodbye. Keep it simple Your routine could be as simple as helping your child hang up his coat, reading two books in the reading corner, and then waving goodbye at the door.