Preschool (long, whine, vent)

[jennlin]

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I'm not ready for this.

Mil has had multiple issues watching both kids. I've been back at work about 5 mos now, and she's gone to the doctor 3xs for various aches and pains--mostly bc boy is fussy and needs to be held most the day.

It got to the breaking point, and h and I need a new childcare plan. H's bright (horrible) idea was to send the boy to daycare so that mil can get a break from his crying, etc. I think it'd be much much worse when the dcp's are spread so thin.

It took a while, but I convinced h that we need to send bjl to preschool. This is 2 years earlier than I originally wanted..but this way mil can focus more on the boy, without bjl poking and prodding him while he's trying to sleep. Most his crying is bc he's tired, or his sister is picking on him--pinching his cheeks and riding him like a horsey.

I'm a gigantic ball of anxiety, bc bjl has only been watched by non-family twice, and both times were for less than an hour. She's shy around strangers, and doesn't listen to other adults. She speaks/understands mostly Chinese, so I worry about communication at first, and then in like a week I'm going to be freaking out about her losing her Chinese.

So--all this, and I need to start touring preschools that actually have availability, two weeks prior to school starting. Lots of places I looked at, registration closed 6 months ago. Ugh.

Whine, vent, cry. Somebody hold me.

[shevacc]

Sending big hugs! Transitions are tough, but we LOVE G's daycare. It's amazing how much they learn from the other kids. Some bad, but mostly good...she's much more verbal and more independent. She'll tell us about her friends and proudly show off her art projects. Like spun, I couldn't imagine pulling her out now.

I wouldn't worry about the language stuff...the kids are all at different places with their verbal skills and it's fine. They learn so quickly and pick up things from kids and teachers. I know it's scary, but just start looking...I'm sure you'll find the right place for BJL.

[ilovebed]

Bjl will go through a period of adjustment for sure but as others have mentioned, kids are so resilient and she will end up making new friends and learning so many new things. I know that Blb loves her daycare and frankly, she is doing more there that I would have energy to do with her at home. I love that she has a group of friends and shared experiences.

[karebear219]

What the others said. As long as you speak it to her at home she'll keep it. There are also emersion (SP?) schools out there if you want to look into that as an option. It'll take a little while but she'll start to make friends and do great. BKB loves going to school now. She gets to do all sorts of fun things we don't do at home or at Grandma's house.

[mrslefty]

I can't speak to the other things but she won't lose her Chinese and she will communicate just fine Most of my students speak their first language at home and English at school and their first language has not suffered. I've also had several students who speak no English at all and we work things out Daycare is has an even lower kid to teacher ratio so she will be so so okay.