FIRST DAY OF PLAY SCHOOL

 As parents, we experience various milestones with our babies from birth. The most delightful milestone of my baby was when she was about two months and she smiled at me for the first time! It was very rewarding after weeks of feeding, changing nappies, and sleepless nights she smiled at me and all the post-partum fatigue went away. Around four months she started crawling and I put her on the couch and she fell within 5 minutes, luckily she did not sustain any injuries, but I knew that she could crawl and move around and I needed to watch her.

She has grown up so much, she can run around and climb and play. The other day I caught her standing on the table in the balcony and bending over the railing. Luckily I saved her and put the table away. Her favourite activity is watching Coco Melon, running outside, dancing to music, and playing with water. We had a short trip to Suncity and she slipped and fell in one of the shallow kiddie pools. She was very scared that day and had a fright. She is afraid to go inside the pool, but I often take her to the poolside to play with her toys. I either swim myself or relax and listen to music. Toddlers get bored very easily, so to have them busy with some activity is a blessing.

I made the decision to put my little one in school, at the end of last year. We stay in a good area and most of the schools look fancy. The other criterion was to have the closest school to our house, so we could cope with the drop-offs and the pick-ups in the peak traffic hours. I had a lot of stress in December before she started school. She is very attached to me and had a bit of separation anxiety when I used to drop her off by the grandparents on weekends. Even if I have to go to the bathroom she follows me and I sleep with her during the night. I have read things about sleep training in toddlers. I feel like everyone is different and I will give her time to understand and be able to sleep alone.

The first week of school went well. The teachers and my work colleagues were very supportive. She was able to settle, eat, play, nap, etc. There is an application where all the daily activities are updated from the nappy changes and the things the children have eaten during their meal and snack time. I am happy to see her sitting with other kids and having food. We are lucky it is currently summer in the southern hemisphere, so hopefully there will be fewer viral illnesses making kids sick in school. The mornings are also nice and bright, which makes the days less sad.



 

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