J started preschool or nursery depending on what it's called in your area last week. I spoke to him about it lots in the weeks coming up to him starting. He would occasionally ask questions and seemed excited about going. However in the few days before he was due to start, he suddenly started to tell me that he didn't want to go. This sent me into a slight panic, but I kept reminding him of all the fun things he would get to do.
His fear of going stemmed from using the toilet, he won't attempt to use the toilet alone unless there is a training seat on it. We have to lift him on, hold him and them lift him off. He seems scared and it's not something I want to push as I don't want to put him off going completely.
His first day I took him, even though it's his dad that mostly takes him and collects him as I am at work. One of the first things he asked me when we arrived was to show him the 'big boys toilets.' I explained to his teacher his concerns and she told me they have a potty, so he's been using that. We have had once accident and one situation where he refused to get off the potty and stayed on their 20 minutes until A arrived to collect him. Other than this he seems to be enjoying it completely.
He got stuck right in painting on his first day, and then when I left half an hour later he was playing outside and couldn't care less that I was leaving. He has never been left with anyone before, other than his grandparents, my sister and my niece. He's very shy generally with new people, but he didn't seem fazed and has gone happily for the past week.
For the past few evenings he has been telling me that he's done cooking, I highly doubted he had then when each day he said 'I've cooked an egg,' I was left confused. Turns out he's been pretending to cook eggs on the toy cooker. I have no idea what else he's been up to as that's all I've managed to get out of him.
Relief and happiness fills me, I would hate to think that he was upset being there. Or leaving him with tears would be horrible
