How to cope when your child is going to school for the first time

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Like any first-time mum, I was very worried about my daughter’s first day of school. She started a little later than her agemates so I worried that the other kids would have already formed bonded and she’d have to struggle to make friends. I’m an introvert so I know how hard it can be to adjust to a new environment.

Interestingly enough, she had been begging me to take her to school. She was over the moon when she finally put on her uniform and carried her new bag. As we walked to school on d-day, I asked her all sorts of questions just to make sure that she was okay. I knew that all the protection I’d been giving her till then wouldn’t be as effective anymore. My heart broke when we got to school and she said bye. She didn’t even cry!