Separation anxiety is a reaction to the massive change that a child can experience leaving the consistency, comfort and safety of being with their parents. This can happen when children start preschool, as they are entering a new environment with unfamiliar people, routines and not knowing what is going to be expected of them. There [...]
One of the biggest challenges we all face… and my strategies to cope. I’m talking about a problem that every preschool teacher has experienced countless times, and which is always difficult for us; how to settle an upset child at the beginning of the year. There is no perfect formula to making every child feel [...]
7 Ways to Feel Confident Leaving Your Child at Preschool for the First Time The beginning of the preschool year is quickly coming upon us, which means that everywhere, parents just like you are starting to feel butterflies about leaving their little one at preschool for the first time. This is completely understandable and expected [...]