Best of luck to you all!

Thank you to everyone! My daughter is warming up more to the thought of going to school more and more each day. I am actually now getting excited for her. All I ever want for my child is to be healthy, happy and well adjusted. I have no questions in my mind that this right choice for her and I can't wait to see what the future brings our way.

Thank you to everyone! My daughter is warming up more to the thought of going to school more and more each day. I am actually now getting excited for her. All I ever want for my child is to be healthy, happy and well adjusted. I have no questions in my mind that this right choice for her and I can't wait to see what the future brings our way.

Thanks everyone! My daughter is slowly warming up to the fact that she will be going to school in fall. So we are on the right track.

Thanks for the acknowledgement, it means a lot to me.

Thank you so much! I hope this my case as well, I will take all the burden of worrying about this. I am going to do everything in my power to make this the most positive experience for her.

Thanks! I am going to do everything in my power to make this school experience as positive as possible. I can only hope that some day soon her dad will become the parent she needs. it is the quality of time not quantity I can see that she is in need of his love and acknowledgement of her. I try to pull double duty of being both parents to her, but I can't replace the lack of love and security she is lacking from him.

Thanks, these are all great suggestions.

I have asked her dad to please try again with her overnight but he refuses. she doesn't have that safe and secure feeling with him like she does with me.

Any input on how to make the transition process easier for my 7 year old next school year would be appreciated. A little about my daughter. she is 7, will be 8 in November. Has never been to public school or in any type os school setting, besides one on one with me. We are considered first grade this year, so she will be going into second. It has been a rough couple of years for her. I got a divorce in July 2011 and then got back together with her dad until March 2011. Our life is better now than ever, but she has separation problems when it comes to me. So I am very concerned about that aspect of public school. She does go to her dads a couple times a week and was good with staying over night (did it for about 6 months), then end of last summer she had three bad nights crying wanting to come home. So no more overnights. And does stay here and there with her older sister and my friend if I need to a babysitter. Usually cries a little when I go to leave. But for the most part once distracted is fine. I am afraid of her crying and feeling scared when she starts school in fall and really want any ideas to lessen this feeling for her. Also I know how mean kids can be, I don't want her labled as a baby. So this is the socializing part. Now onto the academic part of schoolin which she is ahead. But being that she is shy and has never done this. Any ideas or things I should be going over with her so that she will be comfortable in participating in class. What should i be teaching her or reinforcing? Any advice will be appreciated. The reason for me putting her in school is that we are planning on moving this summer (in the process of looking). And financially I would like to be working while she is in school, so that I can give us financial security, I am looking at our future. This was a hard decision, but I know in my heart it is the best decision for both of us. Thanks Susan

Thanks!

Any input on how to make the transition process easier for my 7 year old next school year would be appreciated. A little about my daughter. she is 7, will be 8 in November. Has never been to public school or in any type os school setting, besides one on one with me. We are considered first grade this year, so she will be going into second. It has been a rough couple of years for her. I got a divorce in July 2011 and then got back together with her dad until March 2011. Our life is better now than ever, but she has separation problems when it comes to me. So I am very concerned about that aspect of public school. She does go to her dads a couple times a week and was good with staying over night (did it for about 6 months), then end of last summer she had three bad nights crying wanting to come home. So no more overnights. And does stay here and there with her older sister and my friend if I need to a babysitter. Usually cries a little when I go to leave. But for the most part once distracted is fine. I am afraid of her crying and feeling scared when she starts school in fall and really want any ideas to lessen this feeling for her. Also I know how mean kids can be, I don't want her labled as a baby. So this is the socializing part. Now onto the academic part of schoolin which she is ahead. But being that she is shy and has never done this. Any ideas or things I should be going over with her so that she will be comfortable in participating in class. What should i be teaching her or reinforcing? Any advice will be appreciated. The reason for me putting her in school is that we are planning on moving this summer (in the process of looking). And financially I would like to be working while she is in school, so that I can give us financial security, I am looking at our future. This was a hard decision, but I know in my heart it is the best decision for both of us. Thanks Susan

I can totally relate.

I am right there with you. I don't have any answers for you, but I do understand how you are feeling.

I agree it is worth reading for the geography alone. But I did enjoy reading the rest as well.