| Every child adjusts at different times depending on their character.
My son (2yrs 3mths) has just spent his first week at pre school, spending an hour a day which will increase to 2 hrs next week, then 3 hrs the week after. The first day was terrible as he cried the whole hour without me but the crying has reduced day by day and the teachers are telling me that they are sure that there will be no tears by mid week next week.
I know there are children in his class that cry on the first day and by the 3rd day, my son is the only child crying. So children are able to adapt very quickly to new environments.
I deal with it by leaving as soon as he has settled inside the classroom and not look back. Like Neha mentions, the teachers are experienced and very capable of handling them.
I then praise my son every day after school and we spend another 15min playing inside the school after school has finished just to let him know that school is fun with or without mummy there. Despite the tears, he seems quite happy to go to school every day, it's only when I leave that the tears start.
However, I do think that 3.5hrs for their second week is a bit too long and I also think you should ask the school if they can reduce the time to about 2 hrs.
Before you know it, he will be waving you away outside the school.  |