My 6yo started first grade last month and I'm losing it every morning. Not like separation anxiety for him—he's fine. It's me. I get this knot in my stomach at 7:45am and can't shake it all day. My wife says I'm being weird about it. She's probably right but that doesn't make it stop lol. Anyone else deal with this? How do you get past it?
Have you talked to his teacher about how he's doing during the day? Sometimes when parents realize the kid is thriving it helps calm the anxiety a bit. Our 6yo is way more social at school than at home.
I get this but not about separation. For me it's like anxiety that something bad is gonna happen AT school, like what if the teacher gets sick or there's some emergency and I can't get there fast enough.
My wife has this too and we actually talked to our pediatrician about it. Turned out it was more about her anxiety than our kid's, and some therapy really helped her work through it.
First grade is a big transition. Is it the fear that he won't be okay without you or more like you won't be okay without him? Those feel different but both are pretty normal.
Every morning drop off this year has been a thing for me too. I think part of it is realizing they're growing up and they don't need you the same way anymore. It's weird and kind of sad.
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This anxiety hit me hard around month 2 of first grade. The good news is it fades as they settle in and show you they're competent. By now he's probably fine and you're the one who's struggling.