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Today my 5 year old started kindergarten

sweetgirl18
sweetgirl18

As my 5 year old started kindergarten. As I get seperation anxiety but I know she has to school. But with this pandemic and with hearing about the possibility of stuff happening again I don't feel ready for her to start school and she's very excited so I have to make like its ok.


This year they have smaller classes they instead of going 5 days they go Monday and Tuesday then Wednesdays which I like because shell be home with me they clean the school then Thursdays they go and Fridays will be half day. There are so many restrictions the playground will be off limits they won't be allowed to share things are do physical activities together. That i feel they won't learn as well because part of learning is sharing.


She's excited to tell her class about her baby brother who is 5 months and how we moved into a new house and how its got a big back yard and a pool and went to Maine this past summer and had a blast on the beach on a cottage.


I'm just worried about her being sick my son is 5 months old and as a mommy who's protective of her children only close family and 1 close friend had met him. The only places he's gone to beside Maine and dads house is to his pediatrician. I won't take him into places like the grocery store or target as well as my daughter.






tke129
tke129
@ sweatgirl18. You are not alone. I have a 5 year old son who is in virtual kindergarten until October and I share your concerns. His mother and I have divorced and she is handling this pandemic very differently than I am. I have isolated pretty much to ensure that I do not expose my son to anything when he is with me. However, there have been times when we Facetime her when he is with me and she is out with friends at restaurants etc. She doesn't seem to realize that if she is exposes herself when he is not with her that she can still infect him. I think the pandemic has really placed a level of continual anxiety in our lives (almost like background noise). I think it is amplified for those of us with children or vulnerable family members. I wish I had a secret strategy to minimize that for you, but perhaps knowing that many of us are going through that same worry may help.
arfie
arfie
Gentle empathy, Sweet. My 4 year old foster charge started Pre-K today. Her brother started 2nd grade. So far the local plan is to hold to the traditional school year but there is no shortage of naysayers promising to take it away at the first hallway sniffle. As scary as all that is, I'm on the "Fake It Till You Make It" plan. Children need children and I put on a brave mask I waved them down the driveway this morning. Been praying like the devil ever since.

Healing hopes for all. No exceptions.
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
I have nieces and nephews going back to school and I am also nervous for them. The girl is 7 and kids are such germ carriers! As young children, we teach them to share but during this pandemic, sharing is discouraged which can confuse them. i think schools are doing the best they can right now. It's important to o teach kids good hygiene and to practice that at home. Lots of hand washing and disinfecting. Make sure you pack her plenty of tissues and if you feel safe, hand sanitizer. I dont know what the rules are for young kids having sanitizer in school. All we can do is the best we can. One day at a time.
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Mid
Best wishes for everyone who had children start in brick and mortar and also those who are starting in virtual, remote, homeschool, and or combination.

This year has changed how the first day is for everyone.
sweetgirl18
sweetgirl18
Tke if I didn't have my precious children I love so much id probably wouldn't be taking this as serious and the precautions.

The decisions in life I make is based on the facts of my children and my husband.when me and my husband had started talking about having kids. That's when I had stoped smoking cold turkey and it was hard for me because I was a heavy smoker. But I wasn't going to deal with risking a child having birth defects because I wanted to smoke and I didn't want them to see me as a smoker by being around it and since my husband was never 1 to begin with there was no point and its been 8 years since my last cigarette. In 1 who can't just have 1 once in a while because ill want the whole pack.
arfie
arfie
For what it's worth
The COVID fatality risk for children and under 60 adults is negligible. The marshal laws make far more sense in senior centers than elementary schools.
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