Adaptation to preschool

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    This post is a little bit different than the others, but I felt the need to write it. I would love to hear thoughts, experiences and opinions on this topic.
Nina started preschool about a month and half ago, but she only went for three full weeks. There were Christmas holidays, then Serbian Christmas, so she missed few weeks.
   Adaptation is not going so well. And, we are on the edge of quiting. She cries every single morning when she wakes up. Last couple of days she cried the entire time she was in the preschool.
The big difficulty is that she is going to Czech preschool, and she is not speaking Czech language. She doesn't understand teachers or kids.
   She is really young, so she will learn  the language  fast. And, Czech has some similarity to Serbian language. But, what if she really struggles during her time over there.
The more I read on this subject, the more I am confused. :)
  The one thing, that I read the most, is to not give up. Take the child to preschool every day, and over the time she will get better and she will adapt. She still cries every day like in the beginning, but she has some improvements. She knows that she has to stay there, and that we will come to pick her up. Even though, she knows we are coming for her, she cries because she is scared that we are going to leave her there. It's just heart breaking to watch her cry.
  Another thing I read, is that child can go backwards in some areas. For example, if he/she started walking, he/she might go back to crawling. Nina started bed wetting during the night again. She has been out of diapers for a long time, but since she started preschool it started happening again.’.
  I know this is a big change for her, and it's very stressful as well.But, I don't know where is the line. Shall we push her to go to preschool? Or shall we stop going? Or, when to stop? I don't want to push her to something that will cause her a trauma.
  One (big) mistake we made is that we didn't really introduce preschool to Nina. We did talk to her about going to preschool, but we didn't tell her  when and where that will happen. We didn't know how soon that would be. Preschools are pretty occupied here in Czech Republic. It's probably the same in other countries (I know in Serbia they are). When we got here, we went to few preschools, but none of them had an open spot. So, I thought it would be hard to get her in, in the middle of the season. This happened  in late November. Few weeks later, I sent an email to all preschools in our neighborhood,  asking if they will have an  spot in January. Day later I sent an email, I got the response from one preschool saying that Nina can start right away. The preschool is really well organized, and  teachers are very nice.  But, it happened too fast, and I think none of us were ready. :)
  Since we move a lot, changes happen to us all the time. It is hard to make plans of any kind. But, if you live in one place, try to plan and to introduce the preschool to your child. :) You can even visit the preschool with him/her before he/she starts going there. Or, you can play preschool at home.
I read about this very interesting game that might help. Get penguin (or any other animal) toys. There should be mom penguin, dad penguin, baby penguin and few other little penguins. How is the game played? Mom and dad penguins are going to catch the fish, and the baby penguin is staying with his/her friends. Tell baby penguin that you will come back soon, and that he/she should play with other little penguins so the time passes faster. Once you get back with fish, kiss the baby penguin and tell him/her he/she did great, and how parents always come back for their children, and always keep their promises. This game gives your child an idea how the preschool looks like. It might help him/her adapt to change easier.
Yesterday, Nina did little bit better than the days before, and I cannot tell you how happy I was. :) She even ate some food over there (she refuses to eat at preschool).
This has been the hardest thing for us since she was born. Hopefully she will adapt soon, and she will love going to her preschool.

How long did it take for your child to adapt? I would love to hear your experiences.

Have a lovely day,

Jelena

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  1. Karthick HariNovember 1, 2019 at 5:34 AM

    Your topic is very nice and helpful to us …Thank you for the information you wrote.
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