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Preschool Issue

2 posts on this thread and the last post was on January 12th, 2009 8:57 AM
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jennyr - January 11th, 2009 10:17 PM
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Ok my dd is just turned 3 at the end of Dec and she has been going to preschool since October. She got in the class a bit late but has a great time while she is there. She has even gotten potty trained in the last 3 weeks already which I though would never happen. Well I have been asking the teachers how she is doing. They say she doesn't talk much at all in shcool. If she goes over to play with some kids they sometimes tell her no she can't play and the teacher corrects them but my dd walks away and then doesn't play at that area. I don't know what to do. She says she likes school so. I just don't want her to be a wimp and just get pushed around. I know the teachers are watching her more because of this. What do I do. I have talked to her and explained that she can play and if she is playing with a toy and someone takes it from them that she is to tell them that she is playing with that toy and to tell the teacher or take it back. The class is only 2 days a week for 2 hours. What do I do!

mjvdec01 - January 11th, 2009 10:35 PM

One of the objectives of preschool is to help kids develop social skills in a controlled setting. The shy kids hopefully develop the ability to assert themselves and the more aggressive children will hopefully learn to share and make the other kids feel welcome. I think that since the teachers are aware of the problem and are working on it, and you are talking to her about it- which I would continue to do, that this will probably work itself out. One thing that would probably help is to roll play with her. Take turns being the bully and encourage her to assert herself without hitting or screaming. You or your hubby could be the mediator and the one encouraging her to stand up for herself. Then, once she has a hold of it herself, you can do the roll play with your hubby and have her be the one to encourage, that way she sees it from all three perspectives, hers, the bullys and the teachers. This should help.

jennyr - January 12th, 2009 8:57 AM

Thanks for the response. We have been doing that so we will se what happens on Tuesday.