Comments on: Fear and Loathing and the First Day of School http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school The Musings of a Harried Dad In His Quest to Raise Three Kids Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: ilinap http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2728 ilinap Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:28:58 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-2728 *I'm* the one who has trouble sending my kids off to school. They walk right in with confidence and anticipation while I hold back tears. *I’m* the one who has trouble sending my kids off to school. They walk right in with confidence and anticipation while I hold back tears.

]]> By: ilinap http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-8353 ilinap Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-8353 *I'm* the one who has trouble sending my kids off to school. They walk right in with confidence and anticipation while I hold back tears. *I’m* the one who has trouble sending my kids off to school. They walk right in with confidence and anticipation while I hold back tears.

]]> By: Debbie Davis http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2704 Debbie Davis Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:18:05 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-2704 I'm glad your kiddos survived the first day! I hope they have a wonderful year. The support of parents is so important. Great post! I’m glad your kiddos survived the first day! I hope they have a wonderful year. The support of parents is so important. Great post!

]]> By: Debbie Davis http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-8352 Debbie Davis Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-8352 I'm glad your kiddos survived the first day! I hope they have a wonderful year. The support of parents is so important. Great post! I’m glad your kiddos survived the first day! I hope they have a wonderful year. The support of parents is so important. Great post!

]]> By: Christie-The ChatterBox http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2703 Christie-The ChatterBox Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:51:27 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-2703 So far my kids do pretty good with change. My daughter started Kindergarten this year and it was a new school. She loves it! Of course, on the weekends she always says "So next week, I will go to my real school, right?" speaking of her former pre-school. It's only been four weeks. Hopefully everything will sink in by Christmas. So far my kids do pretty good with change. My daughter started Kindergarten this year and it was a new school. She loves it! Of course, on the weekends she always says “So next week, I will go to my real school, right?” speaking of her former pre-school. It’s only been four weeks. Hopefully everything will sink in by Christmas.

]]> By: Christie-The ChatterBox http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-8351 Christie-The ChatterBox Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-8351 So far my kids do pretty good with change. My daughter started Kindergarten this year and it was a new school. She loves it! Of course, on the weekends she always says "So next week, I will go to my real school, right?" speaking of her former pre-school. It's only been four weeks. Hopefully everything will sink in by Christmas. So far my kids do pretty good with change. My daughter started Kindergarten this year and it was a new school. She loves it! Of course, on the weekends she always says “So next week, I will go to my real school, right?” speaking of her former pre-school. It’s only been four weeks. Hopefully everything will sink in by Christmas.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2702 Nicole Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:13:18 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-2702 I love how you and your wife took such care to help your kids deal with their anxiety and make the experience loving and safe for them. Every year my kids also have anxiety about the transition back to school. Traditionally, we walk the kids to the classroom on the first day of school, and they wave goodbye when they are ready, before class starts. Our eldest child is in secondary school now so we can't walk him to class anymore, but we have developed a strategy that helps relieve the anxiety just as well. We run an errand to the school the week before class resumes, and walk through the empty hallways. It helps to make the school more familiar after two months away. I love how you and your wife took such care to help your kids deal with their anxiety and make the experience loving and safe for them.

Every year my kids also have anxiety about the transition back to school. Traditionally, we walk the kids to the classroom on the first day of school, and they wave goodbye when they are ready, before class starts.

Our eldest child is in secondary school now so we can’t walk him to class anymore, but we have developed a strategy that helps relieve the anxiety just as well. We run an errand to the school the week before class resumes, and walk through the empty hallways. It helps to make the school more familiar after two months away.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-8350 Nicole Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:13:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-8350 I love how you and your wife took such care to help your kids deal with their anxiety and make the experience loving and safe for them. Every year my kids also have anxiety about the transition back to school. Traditionally, we walk the kids to the classroom on the first day of school, and they wave goodbye when they are ready, before class starts. Our eldest child is in secondary school now so we can't walk him to class anymore, but we have developed a strategy that helps relieve the anxiety just as well. We run an errand to the school the week before class resumes, and walk through the empty hallways. It helps to make the school more familiar after two months away. I love how you and your wife took such care to help your kids deal with their anxiety and make the experience loving and safe for them.

Every year my kids also have anxiety about the transition back to school. Traditionally, we walk the kids to the classroom on the first day of school, and they wave goodbye when they are ready, before class starts.

Our eldest child is in secondary school now so we can’t walk him to class anymore, but we have developed a strategy that helps relieve the anxiety just as well. We run an errand to the school the week before class resumes, and walk through the empty hallways. It helps to make the school more familiar after two months away.

]]> By: PJ Mullen http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-2701 PJ Mullen Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:59:22 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-2701 Ice cream always makes everything better. And I'm sure it helped them to know how supportive you and your wife were for them. Ice cream always makes everything better. And I’m sure it helped them to know how supportive you and your wife were for them.

]]> By: PJ Mullen http://www.mochadad.com/2009/08/fear-and-loathing-and-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-8349 PJ Mullen Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:59:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1072#comment-8349 Ice cream always makes everything better. And I'm sure it helped them to know how supportive you and your wife were for them. Ice cream always makes everything better. And I’m sure it helped them to know how supportive you and your wife were for them.

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