Please Help w/Adjustment to Kinder

[Megs Mom]

I need some advice...my happy, social first-born is not so keen on kindergarten. Actually, I think she's fine when she's there, but when she's home she tells me she doesn't want to go. She's having a hard time getting up early (despite putting her to bed early) and also with the fact that it is every day instead of twice a week like preschool. This morning she threw a fit from the time I got her up until we got to school, refused to get dressed or eat breakfast. I tried sympathy and then told her I would take her in her underwear and without breakfast if it got time to leave and she wasn't ready. My husband then manhandled her into her clothes (I wish he hadn't) and put food in front of her. The teacher working the car line at school helped her out of the car and took her to class. Ugh, I don't know what to do. Every morning in the car line she doesn't want to get out and there are people behind us waiting for her to hurry up. Help!

[punkrawkmama27]

My daughter is going through the same thing right now! This morning I had the worst time getting her to stop whinning and to go to school. She kept telling me that she didnt feel well, but when I informed her that if she did not go to school, she would be home in bed all day, not outside playing with her brothers.
See, with her, I think it is that she is just not used to the long days (where she goes to school it is all day kindergarten: ) she isnt used to getting up before the sun comes up and getting ready to go. I too, put her to bed early, usually between 7:30 and 8, but she still does not seem to be getting enough sleep.
What I do is remind her of what fun she had at school the day before. She always comes home telling me what she did in gym, art class, the friend's she sat with at lunch, ect. I tell her that her friends will miss her and that I am sure she will miss her friends and her teacher. I also draw little kitty cat characters and hearts with her name on it on her napkin in her lunch box, that way if she misses me, she can open her lunch box and see that mommy is thinking of her. Hopefully the tears won't last much longer. Hope that helped somewhat and I wasnt just rambling, its just I completly understand!

[camprunner]

I'm having similar issues with my daughter in kindergarten. I'm convinced that it is due to the lack of a true nap time. Also they are not doing anything new at this point and I think she is tired of doing the same things for the past few days. I'm sure it is going to get better. Does she pick out her own clothes? If she picks out clothes she is excited to wear (the night before) that may at least help with getting her dressed. Otherwise I'm going to be reading to get ideas myself. DD likes her teacher, comes home with prizes ( a a few too many if you ask me), and likes wearing her uniform. But yet she does not want to get there in the morning.

[Megs Mom]

Meg tried the not feeling well routine as well, but I take her temp and tell her no fever, no staying home.

She has not napped for several years so I don't think that's it!

She's definitely bored, her homework is to write her name which she's been doing for two years.

We have uniforms as well, but she does choose what to wear the night before.

Today I tried parking and walking her to the door instead of using the car line and it went much better. I also got her up half an hour later and that seemed to help as well.