Kindergarten Blues.. - Islip Terrace,NY

Awwwwww...what a sweetie pie.
I've always thought they needed to have therapists available for the moms of Kindergarteners!

All I can tell you is that is does get better. (Or at least it did in my case!)

Make your together time as special as you can and just let him do the things he is missing.

Sometimes, what I do (mine is now in 2nd) is get him something special (just little things) and leave them on his bed to find when he gets home.

You give your kids roots and wings and this is the beginning of the wings part! (The hard part!)

I think there is always an adjustment period after the honeymoon period. Every year, even up through college, I experienced that let down. There's the great fun of shopping for new clothes and school supplies. Looking forward to new friends and wondering what your classes and teachers will be like. Then after you've worn all your new clothes twice and you have homework and your teacher is not that nice and you don't have lunch with your best friend, it sets in that this is the everyday grind and I have a lot more of it to go before it's summer again. It's almost like the January Blues I get after the excitiement of Christmas is over and you settle into the reality that you are broke and have nothing to show for it! It's a perpetual cycle. What gets me and my daughter through it is to look forward to the next thing. Now that 1st day of school fun is over, we are looking forward to October. Fall Carnivals. Camping trips. Haloween costumes. Pumpkins YAYYYYY!!! Then we start talking about Christmas - Thanksgiving is a minor pitstop on the way to Christmas in our house. So, next time he comes home sad, go get some hot chocolate and to a punkin patch. It really helps to keep looking forward and not being sad for the past.

Sometimes little kids feel guilty or disloyal if they have fun away from you.
They feel bad for feeling good because they never thought they could feel happy being away from you for any period of time.
I had to tell my son it's OK. I'm happy if he's happy and I'm glad he enjoys school and I'll have a big hug for him ready for when he gets home, and then he can tell me everything he did in school.
He's in 6th grade now, and I still get a big hug when he walks in the door at the end of the day.

Our little girl just started preschool, which is only 2 days a week, but she was sad she wasn't going to see me, so we gave her a picture of my husband and I and left it in her backpack. That way when if she gets sad, she can look at our picture.
Another suggestion, read the book "The Kissing Hand", I believe Margaret Wise - its a great story for the introduction to school!
Good Luck!!

I am going through that with my daughter. I received an email on week 2 that she was very "tearful" throughout the day every day. i had no idea. It has gotten a little better, but she does come home and say "Mommy I had a great day, but I missed you....". She'll say "I didn't cry today!". I think it is more of a transition that any mother expects it to be. I'm not sure about your school, but our kindergarteners go full day, 7.5 hr days!!!! It's hard to get use to, but it's still early. Maybe by thanksgiving, he'll be comfortable, and maybe miss you less.

I make my daughter "special" lunches. I cut her sandwiches with cookie cutters, hearts, stars, flowers, pumpkins, Etc. and put 1 hershey kiss in her box. She knows thats me thinking of her, and she probably gets a kick out of it.

One other thing you could consider...If you have a class list with numbers or email addresses, contact a parent and invite another child over on a Saturday so that he can get to know someone more in depth than sitting at tables at school. He might do a lot better if he has a buddy.

My daughter didn't like going the full day. It was exhausting. Plus, the hurry up and wait routine got old. She missed having more time to play and me.

We had to make sure she ate breakfast and got enough sleep. Plus, we started sending a larger snack and a lunch we knew she would eat.

My son was really excited too about Kindergarten but had a bit of a low after a few weeks in. He told me that it was too much work and that it was too long. I think it is not all that easy for a kid to adjust to a new routine and a longer schedule. It will take some time. We are now about 6 weeks in and he is doing much better. I think he has gotten used to the new routine and he hasn't complaint about the longer hours anymore.
Give your boy some more time to adjust. I'm sure he will be fine once he gets used to the new schedule. Just make sure you make the most of your time together.