Roo has never had any issues with going to school. In fact, none of my children have. They have all settled well and we have never had to go through tearful goodbyes in the mornings ....... until now.

Roo is finding the transition in to Year 1 of infant school really difficult.
She settled in to nursery and reception really well and most mornings she would just run off into the classroom without so much as looking back.

Not anymore.



Now she is bursting into tears on the way in to school, and spending every evening and weekend worrying about the next school day, to the point where she is even waking in the night, crying.

She tells me that it is because she misses me when she is there, but I can't help worry that it may be something more.

I am hoping that it is just the fact that she is now having to work all day, instead of playing, and that she will settle soon.

It breaks my heart to see her getting so upset and I'm not sure how to deal with it.
I don't let her see that it upsets me when she cries.
We have a cuddle, I hand her over to her teacher and watch her walk in to school while she sobs.

When she is not at school I am constantly reassuring her, telling her not to worry as she has a lovely teacher and is a very clever girl who doesn't need to be afraid of the work.

She knows that she still gets to play with her friends at break and lunch time, and although she seems to take in what I say she still gets awfully upset everyday.

Does anyone have any advice on what I can do to make things easier for her (and me)?

I'm now dreading the morning school runs, and seeing my little Roo getting so upset every day.