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My daughter doesn’t want to go to school…

September 11th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

Dad,

My daughter didn’t want to go to school today. She was screaming for me when I left. I was crushed, but I know that she enjoys school. She is discovering that this thing is for good, i think, and she wants to came home and hang out with her brother and I. It is hard to know what to do. I want to go back in there and play and sing songs with her, but she needs to get in there and play with the other kids. I don’t want her to not like school, or feel abandoned by me, or feel like she has no say in her own life. But, she is going to school; we decided that. So, in a way, she doesn’t have any choice.

It was a rough morning in stay-at-home-dad land.

Bryan.

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  1. Comment by TeacherJay on 11 September 2007:

    Your daughter’s feelings aren’t at all unusual – and neither are yours. This is a transition time for both of you – for her it is moving from the security of home to the uncertainty of the school day. Making sure there is a routine in place may be helpful.

  2. Comment by Ohgreatone on 11 September 2007:

    Hey teacherjay

    Thanks for you comment. I am sometimes at a loss to help my children with their parenting issues. Thanks again. My son will take your comments and act on them.

  3. Comment by ariahfine on 11 September 2007:

    I’m sorry it was a rough day Bryan. Kids are beautiful in all sorts of ways, even the tough moments.