Update

[kcobweb]

So, I got there to pick her up, and she was delighted to see me, and absolutely refused to leave. I kept saying, "Okay, let's play for 3 more minutes," but after 3 minutes she was no more ready to go. I finally had to - *literally* - carry her out kicking and screaming. She was shrieking "Stay! Stay at schooooooool!" When we got to the car, she insisted on going for a drive before we went home (this has been common lately). She cried a while longer in the car, but also talked a bit, and ate some snacks. Then we got home and Complete Meltdown commenced. After a while, and some reasoning with her, and a trip to the potty - galagan finally convinced her to hang out by herself in the living room, and that time alone seemed to help somewhat.

Here's what I know: she went on a walk. She played with other kids. She played with someone named J____. There are lots of kids in her class. For lunch she had pasta and carrots, and snack was chocolate and apples. That is far more information than I thought I'd get, actually.

(Interjection: I love that this place provides meals and snacks. Woot!)

She totally refused to use the potty. *sigh* Any parents with ideas how to get her unafraid of strange bathrooms/toilets?? I'll let her get used to the place first, of course..... but I think I need a plan of attack. ::will cross-post::

She now understands that she gets to go back on Friday. Hopefully she won't melt down in the morning when she wakes up and I tell her it isn't Friday yet and therefore not a school day. :)

All in all, a rousing success!!!

Comments

[kouredios.livejournal.com]

Yay school! I love that you had to take her out kicking and screaming. That will make a great story for years and years to come.

I can't help with pottying in strange places. Cassie didn't *knock wood* go through that phase.

[colorsarenice.livejournal.com]

I'll save sharing potty experience for an email. Overall it sounds like she had a great time! The meltdown is likely attributable to the amount of stimulation she had over the day and being exhausted from the new schedule. That took us months to adjust to, because Katherine refuses to nap. She still regularly chooses some quiet down time with a video after school. Also K is at school 5 days a week, so less time for recovery. Have fun with this new chapter in her life. You are going to be amazed at all she learns, the good and the unexpected.

[ltlbird.livejournal.com]

Awww. How awesome that she had such a great first day, though dealing with the subsequent tantrum must not have been any fun at all.

Two thoughts about the unfamiliar bathroom situation. Can you use the bathroom there? It could also help if you and/or the teacher point out when one of her friends goes off to use the potty at school.

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

Two of her friends are in her class, and they are potty-trained, so maybe as she sees them doing it regularly, she will want to copy.... (the teacher said something about that to me). I'll see how it goes. If I push her, she'll just push harder back. :)

[tea-dragon.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't worry about it too much (especially if she's wearing pull-ups at the moment, is she?). Teachers are pros at potty training, and she's pretty likely to want to do what her friends are doing. It tends to be part of the routine at most places; ok, who needs to go potty now, and they all troop in. (Not that it ever worked on my contrary oldest child, but I hear it usually works well on most kids.)

At the moment she's probably just too excited about all the new stuff to want to bother with stopping for something as boring as the potty! We have that problem around here a lot.

[samtheeagle.livejournal.com]

You and Elena did much better than my mom and I did on my first day: apparently I cried on the way in at the start of the day (because I didn't want to go) and then my mom cried on the way out at the end of the day (because I didn't want to leave). The momentousness of the event in the life of a young mom (yes, you count) is enough to make a good one cry, so here's a toast to milestones. Hugs.

[scottahill.livejournal.com]

Stay! Stay at schooooooool!

Coincidentally, this was my reaction after graduating from college. :)
Looks like you've got a budding Ph.D. there....

[journeywoman.livejournal.com]

The boy doesn't like public bathrooms because he says the toilets are too loud. He insists on leaving the bathroom altogether before I'm allowed to flush the toilet. Maybe that's why she doesn't like strange bathrooms?

And yay for a terrific first day!

[saltcod.livejournal.com]

Aww. That sounds like one very interesting day for all of you. :)
*hugs*