Preschool

This summer Jesse told me that we should apply to get Atreyu into the Headstart preschool.  Headstart is for children of families with low income.  They accept children who's families make more if they have extra slots.  We applied and Atreyu didn't get in but he was put on the waiting list.  When we got home from our cruise we had a bunch of messages saying a spot had opened up and Atreyu could go to school.  He has terrible separation anxiety!  He wouldn't go to Camp Carnival on the ship and when I tried to leave him at school his first day, he cried and cried.  I ended up staying the whole day. 

Every morning he tells me he doesn't want to go to school but when we get there, he gets distracted enough for me to sneak out and then he has a great time!  He's making new friends and learning more social skills which I think he needs more than learning his numbers and letters, etc.  That's important too but he is such a smart kid.  He really just needs to learn how to behave with other children and that it's okay for Mommy to leave him in a safe environment for a few hours.  I am glad that we have this opportunity and that he seems to be doing better everyday.