1) Was it that he didn't like his new teacher?
2) Was it that his new teacher didn't like him?
3) Was it that his "tales" are true and his classmates were hitting him?
4) Was it that he couldn't take the more structured classroom setting?
5) Was it that he was no longer the teacher's pet?
He would cry every day and beg us not to bring him to school. It really broke our hearts. At some point, we were wondering whether to convert him back to half day childcare...
But to all the questions above, we know that that is the "running away" solution. There are other more orthodox ways of solving the problem...
1) Too bad, he just has to get used to it... that's how important having good teachers are i guess.
2) Same as the above! but we do wonder why his teacher doesn't like our cute adorable boy...
3) We tried to clarify this with his teachers, but they all insist that no such thing has happened.
4) A bit hard to verify this...but we asked the teachers if N1 was drastically different from Toddler class, and they said no...the playtime was quite comparable.
5) If this is true, it means that he really truly craves attention. If so, then we should let him remain in full day to get used to it. After all, as he goes up the education system, it is likely that he will be less and less the centre of everyone's attention. He has to get used to it.
Anyway, this week, i think we finally hit the correct solution. We've been giving him little treats to bring to school everyday. Some raisins, some chocolate filled biscuits... and he's been loving going to school since. He loves announcing to the teachers that he's got something in his pocket, and he obviously loves being able to be the "big boss" figure in class and share with his classmates. Today, his classmates greeted him with glee, and i think that we've finally hit the nail on the head.
HE CRAVES ATTENTION!
While this may be a natural phenomenon for his age group, i do hope it will wear off as he grows up. Else, he may have trouble adapting to "higher education"... like when he goes to his new school next year.
