Once you ve read the books, make sure you take time to let your child ask questions or express concerns. They are looking to you for comfort and reassurance. Make sure that above all else your child understands that is perfectly fine not to know something, and it is very important to ask questions. Stress to your child that we all have to ask questions sometimes, and that is the only way we can learn new things. If you feel it necessary, explain to the teacher what you have told your child, and ask him or her if for the first few days they would help reinforce it.
Most teachers understand that some children are more wary than others.
Make the drop off as quick and painless as possible. If your child wants you to stay, give them a time limit. Say you can only stay for five minutes, walk around the classroom for a few minutes, and then give your child a kiss and a hug and leave. Chances are, once you ve gone they will be fine. Sometimes it takes Mommy or Daddy being gone for a child to truly embark on a new experience.