The night before my five year old, Mr. B, started kindergarten I was an anxious mess. I thought I was prepared for this milestone of my youngest child starting his elementary years. Then I was awoken at midnight from an anxiety ridden dream.
Does he remember his last name?
Did I teach him our phone number?
Is he going to remember his teacher’s name? Wait, what about my name? Does he know what my real name is?
The questions went on and on through my head. I became panicked that Mr. B would be alone and not know how to get in touch with hubby or I.
Then I realized what the big issue was. Sending your child to kindergarten is letting go in some regards. Even though Mr. B had been at preschool part time; this was different. He would be gone from 7:25 am to 4 pm and we would have no contact. I wouldn’t know how his day was going, where he was exactly or what he was doing. There was no telling who he would be in contact with or what he would hear. He would be entering the real world and we wouldn’t be able to protect him as easily.
For the last two years, Mr. B has been primarily in the care of hubby with the exception of preschool 3 hours, 3 days a week. I got in the habit of calling hubby mid-day to check on their day. Realizing that I would no longer be able to call mid-day just to say hi to my little guy was hard.
I am happy to report that we have all survived the first week of school! Oh, and Mr. B does know the answers to all of my questions I had that sleepless night. I think he is a little more grown up than I want to admit!
Kindergarten anxiety doesn’t just happen to kids, it happens to parents too. It’s a milestone that takes adjustment on both sides. If your child is starting school this year, you are not alone with your anxious feelings!
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