Danni started attending Primary Plus preschool this month. Her mother and I put her in here so that Mary-Anne could start working. The preschool seems like a well run school. It is really daycare with some schooling. It is in an only public school that they have bought and converted.
Danni is at a good age for this as she always likes being with other kids and making friends. I believe she is having some trouble though with some boys picking on her (little boys can be rough). She sometimes seems fearful and mentions that "Nicky" did something to her. I'm trying hard to balance between understanding her and trying to overly protect her and realizing that she must also learn to deal with other kids. I've alerted the teacher that somebody named "Nicky" may be picking on Dannielle and to keep her eyes open.
Meantime I try to explain to Danni that sometimes kids are a little to rough and sometimes they come around. I point out that Kiel, one Mary-Anne's former daycare kids that Danni grew to love, was originally rough with her. I'm not sure how much she understood but it did seem to calm her down somewhat.
Danni seems to participate well in class, whether making things or sitting around for story time.
Posted by Andrew DeFaria at September 1, 1994 09:46 PM