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Reddit mentions of Llama Llama Misses Mama

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Llama Llama Misses Mama
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Age Range: 2-5 yearsHardcover: 40 pagesIt's Llama Llama's first day of preschool!
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ColorMulticolor
Height10.5 Inches
Length10.38 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateMarch 2009
Weight1.15522225288 Pounds
Width0.43 Inches

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u/wanderer333 ยท 3 pointsr/Parenting

There's an awesome set of resources put out by the Sesame Street workshop about this issue - http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/topicsandactivities/toolkits/challenges# If she's a fan of Daniel Tiger, watch the "Daniel Goes to School" episode. There's a parent guide that goes with it here: http://www.pbs.org/parents/daniel/fred-rogers-timeless-wisdom/adjusting-to-preschool/

Also second the recommendation of Llama Llama Misses Mama, and The Kissing Hand is another good one.

Here's what I would do. Watch the videos, read the books, and relate them to her experiences. Talk about which of those ideas she wants to try at school; if she keeps insisting she just wants you to stay, be understanding but firm -- "I know you want me to stay, but tomorrow I have to go to the grocery store (or insert other errand here) while you have fun at school. Let's find a way to make that less scary for you." Create a special goodbye ritual (could involve hugs, kisses, a secret handshake, a special phrase, etc) and practice it in the house, just leaving to go into another room. Start small, with whatever she can handle; you want it to be a fun game at first. Of course when you try it the first time at preschool she'll probably flip and it certainly won't be fun anymore, but if you've done some practice, she will at least know what to expect. It will be hard (probably harder on you than her!), but you need to bite the bullet and get her used to time away from Mom and Dad. In the short term it's rough, but in the long-term it's what she needs to become an independent, confident kid.

Edited to add -- you may need to go more slowly at first and work up to "I'm going to the grocery store while you stay here and play." It may be, you're sitting in the preschool classroom and, "I have to go use the potty, you wait here and I'll be back by the time you count to 20!" Be sure to get her teachers on board with this, so they're right there counting with her and praising her bravery. That might be all you try the first day, and then you hang out and watch her play for the rest of the class. The next day, maybe you need to step outside the room to make a really quick phone call. Your absences get a bit longer each time, and at some point she'll realize it's more fun to play with her friends than anxiously await your return.