1st Grade Jitters

[Guest]

all of you

make me feel old , talking about your kids starting first grade, my youngest started 7th today and next friday i am taking my daughter to start collage , that will be a tough day i bet!!!

 

[Rubyfruit]

The kids at my sons school think its cool when their parents come in for lunch. Especially if the mother brings desert, like cupcakes or something.
At that age, they all love their mothers and wish theirs would come in too. Lots do.

Yeah, I thought so too. My son is still so sweet. Still calls me Mommy, etc. I really hate to think about that changing.

Thank you for sharing about your son and I'm so glad things worked worked out. The special ed teacher assured me that everybody there works really hard to teach acceptance of diversity to the kids.

ljmo, we could be the same age, if you started really early.

 

[Guest]

rubyfruit

i actually got started a little late i was 22 when my daughter was born!!

 

[Rubyfruit]

That's late? I was almost 36 when my twins were born 3 years ago.

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

oh your son will adore 1st grade...

even if he is the shy one that sits int he corner and dosn't converse....

he will have fun just being around all kinds of people his age that like what he does.

 

[Guest]

rubyfruit

i guess then i started early, i was 28 when we had our last one!! wow at 36 my nerves would have been shot by now if we had one that age i have got to hand it to you though i really admire people that have kids when they are older and more mature than i was!!and by the way we are about the same age!

 

[Rubyfruit]

OMG, Fly, is that you? I'm sorry, did you say something?

ljmo, I'm holding up ok, well, except for the grey hair, shattered nerves and fairly pronouced twitch in my right eye. I'll be 41 when my twins start kindergarten. That makes me feel very old.

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

OMG, Fly, is that you? I'm sorry, did you say something?

ljmo, I'm holding up ok, well, except for the grey hair, shattered nerves and fairly pronouced twitch in my right eye. I'll be 41 when my twins start kindergarten. That makes me feel very old.

 

[amelia]

ruby: i do not have kids, but i've been working with kids for 10 years and a pre-k teacher for the last 7 (wow...that's a long time..i didn't realize until i put that). it's very normal for you to be nervous and for him to be nervous. hopefully, he'll get a great teacher with a lot of energy.

my advice would be to hug him, tell him that you love him and then leave. (sometimes hanging around makes it harder for you to leave and harder for him to get adjusted) after the first few weeks, if you want to have lunch with him, that would be awesome....teachers love an involved parent.

as for first graders being mean..i hate to say it...but..yes..they are....most kids will be mean if given the chance...

goodluck tomorrow..i'll send some positive energy your way...and he will do great...all the other kids will be new and i bet he comes home with tales of one or two new friends

 

[Rubyfruit]

Was I hallucinating, or did you have a cock av up?

Thanks for the kind words, Amelia.

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

Was I hallucinating, or did you have a cock av up?

Thanks for the kind words, Amelia.

must have been dreaming

 

[Rubyfruit]

It was a nice dream.

God, I've really got to stop thinking about sex so much.

 

[Avery_Chisholm]

i feel your pain rub

my son will start grade 1 in sept and being the control freak I am, am having some difficulty letting go hopefully all will be fine!

 

[Jonnyray]

I wouldn't worry too much about letting go. I would also definately aviod going to lunch thing the first day. In a week or so, mabye but never the 1st day. You have to give him time to find his place on his own. He needs to show his independence in front of the others that first day. Besides you'll be there for him when he gets home.

 

[Guest]

It was a nice dream.

God, I've really got to stop thinking about sex so much.

OK, I'll change my av.

 

[morninggirl5]

Everything will be fine, Ruby.


Amelia said everything i would have said, except i'm in Kindergarten instead of still in Pre-K. Our Pre-K and K is full day, and they adjust to the full day. If he's used to having a nap in the afternoon, he may have an adjustment period to not having it. I always suggest to my students' parents that they go to bed a little early the first couple of weeks of school. It seems to help.