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Children that have been in daycare at an early age or those that have had regular interaction with other children and adults usually have a much easier time making the transition. On the other hand, children that have stayed at home with a parent or regular sitter may find entering preschool and the separation from their home environment more frightening.

Most children of preschool age have developed a sense of curiosity about the world around them and other children. This innate curiosity draws them to want to interact with others but this can also be a time of anxiety for them especially when being separated from those they are close to as they prepare to enter a foreign environment.

Parents also feel pangs of painful separation from their child during such a period of transition. They tend to worry about their child"s physical well being as well as his or her emotional reactions. A parent"s fears can be exaggerated as well as a child"s. In most cases, children adapt more quickly and easier than adults. Although they may be apprehensive for the first few days in a new environment, before long they usually settle in quite easily.

I remember the fears I had when my daughter first started kindergarten. She was a very shy child and clung ferociously to my husband and me. We feared that she would have a terrible time adjusting to being separated from us but she proved us wrong. In fact, her first day went surprisingly well. Never underestimate a child"s ability to adapt.

Parents often feel as though they have abandoned their child and they may feel a twinge of guilt. There is no need to feel this way. Instead, parents should try to gradually acclimate their child to new surroundings and ready them for preschool by arranging brief periods of separation. Most daycare and preschool facilities are aware and sensitive to issues of separation that may arise between parents and children when attending for the first time.

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