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3,5 year old cries on the way home from school nursery
My 3 and half year old cries on the way from school nursery. I don't know what to do now I was considering contacting my health visitor about it. She wants to keep playing with other kids and gets really upset by the fact that they have to part. I try to reassure her that they will meet again the following day and play but then she starts screaming and won't calm until we get home. I am thinking that maybe me and my husband are not doing something right in terms of keeping her entertained at home because she is an only child. We do have family times and we do outdoor activities like going to parks and playgrounds when I can with her.
I am at uni at the moment and picks her when I can but my husband picks her most of the time and complains all the time about her behaviour on the way home. The other thing that hurts me is that she is the only one who seems too keen on playing after school and other kids want to stay with their parents and walk home. I feel bad when she is ignored by other kids when she wants to play with them on the way home. I also wonder why she does not understand it is time to go home.
At home she is totally happy and content most of the time. Why can't she understand tand cooporate and walk home:.
Can anyone out there advise? I just want both of us to enjoy school runs, what can we do?
Any ideas are welcome.
I am at uni at the moment and picks her when I can but my husband picks her most of the time and complains all the time about her behaviour on the way home. The other thing that hurts me is that she is the only one who seems too keen on playing after school and other kids want to stay with their parents and walk home. I feel bad when she is ignored by other kids when she wants to play with them on the way home. I also wonder why she does not understand it is time to go home.
At home she is totally happy and content most of the time. Why can't she understand tand cooporate and walk home:.
Can anyone out there advise? I just want both of us to enjoy school runs, what can we do?
Any ideas are welcome.
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My son is 3 years 8 months old and has attended school nursery since January, he can sometimes be a nightmare getting him to go in the direction you want him to, stubborn comes to mind :L . What i started doing was having a wee treat for him on the way home or waiting at home, distraction is sometimes the best cure, maybe tell her once we get home we can make cakes or draw a picture of what she did today at nursery, we usually talk about nursery on the way home and what he had for snack etc, then we are usually at home.
I know it's not the best thing to give them sweeties but maybe have a wee pot of snack for her walk home, tell her she was a good girl today and can have a special treat, make her look forward to the walk home....?
I hope it improves for you x x
[Modified by: el_pinko on June 05, 2010 06:56 PM]
i hope that this problem sorts itself out for you as i know how draining it can be.