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My daughter is 23 months old.She started her playschool yesterday.But she crying like hell.
The school does not allow the parents inside.My mom peepe inside and saw that my daughter was standing an crying like hell.
after we take her home she is very scare and goes to sleep
is she young to start school i think i made a mistake by starting early.
how long kids cry like this ravina replied. hi
dont wory i put mu son n school when he was around 18 months..too too small...cudnt speak but tried all the same :)..he loved going to school ....he wud go running towards his van :)
now he is 22 months old & he has staretd creating a fuss everyday..he tried crying for 2 days we were imune..ignored it..then he has quietened down now..has started enjoyin school like earlier..mayb he saw some kid do it in school ...
dont worry..but dont let her miss school on account of her crying..or she will continue to cry..let her realise school is must..she will start enjying it..
Ravina aruna replied. Hi Charu,

Don' t worry...its natural for a child to cry when put into a new environment. When my son started playschool this June (he was 2 yrs 8 months then) he was crying for almost 2 weeks. His school also did not allow the parents to be with the child. He never used to play or do any activities during that period....he used to start crying the minute I left him at school. When I spoke to the principal, he told me no to worry. He said that in fact it is a sign of intelligence because an intelligent & observant child will react immediately when put in a new environment and the only way they can react at this small age is to cry!!. He also suggested that we send him to school in the school van along with other children. If the mother comes and drops the child then the child will cry more seeing the mother leave. After that when I started sending him by the school van then he stopped crying and started enjoying school......maybe you can try sending your daughter with other kids. Although I agree that 2 years is a bit too young to start school...2yrs 6 months or so should be Ok. But some children adjust to school very early age.

aruna