Tips for dealing with childs first day at Kindy

Hello!

How did you deal with your child’s first day at Kindy? My daughter is starting kindy next year and we are starting to do the tours and work out what days she can go. I’m starting to get overwhelmed and upset that my baby is growing up and that she wont be home with me anymore. How did others deal with letting go?

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- - mom493188 said
  - 22 Jun 2023
    3:20 pm
it is so very hard, and you are allowed to mourn the loss of your current stage.
- - Jmac said
  - 27 May 2019
    9:28 pm
Do something that you really love doing but haven’t been able to do for a while, eg read a book, watch. Movie, do some drawing/painting.
- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Jan 2016
    9:23 am
I’ve organised for a coffee with my friend! My child is super ready for school. Even though I’ll be a mess once she’s gone, I’ll be brave for her because it’s an exciting time for her.
- - mom94125 said
  - 02 Jan 2016
    10:14 pm
i was more upset than my daughter! she literally ran off and started playing with people so i had to just walk off. lol. she was fine
- - mom81879 said
  - 27 Nov 2015
    6:48 pm
It’s hard letting go, at any age, but it’s something we must do more then once during our children’s lives. You just need to remind yourself it’s a good thing for your daughter. Even if she screams the place down the first couple of days she goes