Should I attend my son full day school?

Today is my 4 year old son first day of pre-school. I attend him 3 days/week (Tue, Wed, Thu). I don't know if I made the right decision to send him full day? Should I try him half day first? Thinking about his crying this morning when I and my wife left him at school was killing me. I can't concentrate to work. What should I do?

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In my area, the 4-year-old children who do attend preschool usually go for Mon, Wed. and Fri., and for half-days. But people who have children in daycare send their children full days, every day of the week, and their children adapt.

It is always an adjustment when children begin to attend school. Why don't you wait and see how your son is by the end of this week. By then, he may start to recognize other children, and the teacher, and it won't be so "strange" to him. He will learn that you are not leaving him forever, but you will return every day to get him. If at the end of the week he still seems upset, then yes, I probably would consider shortening his days and/or reducing the number of days he attends.

Thank you for your advice.
I just picked him up from school. I usually get of from work at 4:45 but today I got out early because I didn't want to leave him long on the first day of school. Came to pick him up. It was so relief to see him was having the snacks, laughing with his classmates. When he saw me, he smiled at me but not jumped right on it :). I was expecting that he would cry when he saw me. Talked to the teacher, she told me he cried for about 5 min after we left. Then stared playing :)

I'm so glad you had a good outcome. You might find your son has other days when the drop off is tough. This definitely happens. I hope the preschool teachers were comforting to you - in the future, you should not hesitate to call them during the day to ask them how your son is doing!

I have three kids who all attended preschool (full days), and one of them had a tough time adjusting, but he got used to it within a week or two, and really came to love his teachers. The attachments and interactions kids make at preschool can be a really vital part of getting ready for kindergarten, so congrats on a great first day of school!

Good luck for the days to come!

Claudia

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