My 3 year old has a lot of trouble with drop off at preschool. I've read stories of other kids having this issue all the way through elementary school. When I drop her off, she becomes very sad. It's not so much that she'll latch on to me, or that she's cry. She'll just disappear into herself. Her hands go up to her face in a guarded posture, and she'll just stand off to the side, or next to the teacher, while the other kids play. This goes on for up to an hour until she eventually works her way through it, and then she joins the fun.I've tried everything - talking up the excitement of the day, ensuring that I'll come back, and outright bargaining. Nothing seems to work with any regularity.She is a generally happy child who is the life of the party when she wants to be. However, I fear she is also her father's daughter. I need people like I need a hole in the head, and I want to avoid that outlook with her. Her mother and I have watched too much of our lives pass us by instead of being active participants. I want my girl to jump right in there and take the reins.I've getting a bit philosophical here, but how have you gotten your kid to move past sadness when you drop them off, and into excitement about all the fun they'll have? via /r/Parenting http://bit.ly/2WcPHOq
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