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I'm listening to a Janet landsbury podcast right now about separation and preschool. The series is called unruffled. Maybe some of her tips will help.
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@hilsy85: How long is each preschool session per day and how old is he? I would try to have him nap afterwards and push back bedtime and wake time if necessary. Unless it's pre-K4 (and maybe even if it is), I suspect that dropping the nap is a bit of a recipe for disaster.
I managed to get my LO to nap quite a lot at age 4 and once or twice a week after he turned 5. I had to push back bedtime slightly to make it happen, but it majorly improved attitudes all around.
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@honeybear: It's 2.5 hours a day (12:20-2:50). He'll be 3 in a few weeks. Unfortunately I don't think he will nap at 3pm--and if he did, he probably wouldn't go to bed til 10pm! We will see how this week goes as 4 days in a row will be the longest he has gone without a nap. It is not ideal but unfortunately our only option
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@hilsy85: I understand! We did the 3pm nap and 10/10:30pm bedtime for a while, because he really did much better with a regular nap than without one. The biggest obstacle for me was giving up my ideas of when children *should* be in bed. I know that LO's bedtime was (is? it's still around 9:30pm!) shocking to lots of people, but it is what seems to work the best for him. (Also, I have no issue with him getting up at 8/8:30am. I like to drink my coffee in a quiet kitchen, plan out the day, and start getting some stuff done before the madness starts.
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@hilsy85: I'm sure L will start getting used to preschool soon, and will love it! Hang in there...
One thing to try for naps, though I'm not sure if it will work - would L be able to take a morning nap, like at 10am? I'm not sure what time he wakes up in the morning, but J wakes up around 6:30 and takes a nap close to 10, then has lunch and goes to school. The naps are about 60/40 as to whether he actually falls asleep, but even when he doesn't, the quiet alone time (well, "quiet" in the sense that he's by himself, even though he's rolling around and talking to himself) is helpful.
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@hilsy85: he wont take a car nap on the way home?
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I haven't read all the comments - how is he after you leave? Does he just cry hysterically while you are there or for a few minutes afterwards?
We have gone through phases of T crying at drop off, mostly in the age 2.5-3 age range. It was always suggested to have the same routine at drop off every day. Bring stuff to cubby, keep it casual, no dramatic goodbyes, just a quick - bye buddy have fun, I'll see you a little later when I come to pick you up. The longer you stay the worse it will probably be. Usually they are fine after you leave though!
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@Beehive: he's usually up between 6:30 and 7, and I think no way would he take a nap in the morning...before school, he was pushing it to even 1:30 or 2. That's great that J is able to do it!!@honeybear: I actually would be ok with a 10 pm bedtime except that the latest he wakes in the morning is 7. That doesn't seem like enough sleep. Plus it then means that DH and I get zero alone time at night, which is tough!
@Mamaof2: it's like an 8 minute walk from our apartment
No car ride necessary, and I don't think the walk is long enough for him to sleep. @winniebee: yesterday he was pretty distraught for about a half hour. Today seems like it's going better though.
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@hilsy85: Did you end up trying a lovey of some sort?? Dd is doing better bringing her doggy. This morning she didn't even have school but first thing said "I'm bringing doggy to school!"
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@2littlepumpkins: yes he brought his puppy to school yesterday and today. We'll see if it helped at all today! He was clutching it when I left.
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@hilsy85: sounds like good progress!
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@hilsy85: Glad today is going better! Again my LO was much younger but for us sleep was HUGE - if she was tired she would have a terrible day. So even though her school was less than 15 minutes from our house, I would drive around with her before and after school to get catnaps in.
If he would stroller nap, do you think you could take him on a long walk before or after school for a cat nap? Or, could you drive even though you don't need to and take a very long way? It seems kind of over the top but for us it was just so worth it.
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