Saturday, August 9, 2008

Kindergarten Jitters

I think I'm more nervous for Ty to start Kindergarten than he is. We had back-to-school night on Thurs. and toured the school. He seemed a bit overwhelmed but excited. The next morning I asked him if he was scared. He said,"Yeah, a little." I asked about what and he said,"I dunno." Answers from boys. I took him through the day and what he could expect. I got more nervous as I told him. It's just hard for me to imagine that he'll be able to get through a whole 7 hours without me directing him (he's in full day kindergarten). O.k., he will probably do fine without me yelling at him over things, but what about the rest of the stuff? I think I am just like every other mom. I do hinder his progression to some extent. You know, all the what ifs. What if he falls off that? What if he sprains his ankle? What if he sticks that up his sisters nose? What if a big elephant somehow drops out of the sky and lands on a board that swings around and smacks him in the head causing a trip to the emergency room that costs us $4,000? O.k., I do go a bit overboard, but do you see what I'm saying? At times I do hold him back from doing things that he would otherwise grow and learn from (and that he would most likely succeed at). Anyway, I wish I could watch him from afar during the school day so that if he does call someone a name, feel left out, is frustrated, or just needs a little help, I can hug, discipline, help remind him, or console. The next step from here is to learn how to pack a lunch that a kid won't trade or throw away and then help with homework. Math? What's that?

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