The Drop
It has been over a year and a half since my daughter started school and still the drop-off is a challenge from time to time. I have analyzed this scenario a thousand times to evaluate what works best for her, for me, the teacher, and the earth since I am all about world peace. Ok, no really though, the idea is that the first week or so, your child has separation anxiety. Completely normal. However, my child has what I call Random Separation Disorder. This is where on any given day she will Not want to go to class. I would also like to point out that it's not a fight from square one- meaning like my older step-daughters, it's right when they get out of bed: "I don't waantt to go to school" (the extra a's and t's are there on purpose- this is to emote whining). No, Naomi gets up although slowly, usually ready for the day after a glass of juice and a bit of a morning movie. But once we get to the classroom door, she freezes. It may be that she is just ...