It was my 2years daughter's official first day at school on Monday 8th January 2024, I thought I wouldn't feel as worried as I felt when I took my first daughter to school for the first time, that mother's fear of being apart from your child that has had to depend only on you since birth, and now leaving her In the care of her teachers, with my first daughter, I was so worried I couldn't pay attention to my job for the day even though my daughter was away, infact, that was the very reason I was disturbed and couldn't concentrate, and did not even wait for the school's closing time, I had packed her favorite food for lunch and snacks but all of that didn't make me feel calm still, especially after watching my daughter crying after being separated from me, I cried too, and I think it took about three weeks to a month before my daughter got used to the concept of schooling and me a bit calm after seeing her walking away to her class with her teacher like a big boss baby, lol

Repeating the same with my second daughter, this time, her dad and I thought it would be better for her to be homeschooled by me till she clocked two years and a few months, we wanted her to be able to communicate properly for her age so that her teacher would understand her better, as we admitted our eldest daughter at an earlier age l, almost a year and six month when she was barely able to communicate her needs, from the two experiences, I must say I prefer allowing my daughter to clock 2 years before starting school due to the following reasons,

She is bold

Of course,e I know this might be due to her personality bit still, as children get older up to the age of two and can express themselves, it's easier for them to say what they need instead of crying, even though they are monosyllabic words, as adults and caretaker, we can still understand them,

Potty Trained

My first still had to be on diapers as she could always say when she wanted to pee but give signals, which most of the time her class teacher/caregiver wouldn't understand, so I had no choice but to always let her be on a diaper, but my 2 years old daughter is well potty trained and makes sure to express herself anytime she feels the urge to use the toilet, she hasn't had any accident at home during the day and I was worried she might do in school, it's been one week and none, I made sure to ask her class teacher and she assured me my daughter was a bold one and made sure to let her know anytime she needed to pee.

She is excited about schooling

Unlike my first that took time to cope, with lots of crying anytime I dropped her at her school, my second daughter was actually very excited to start, you should see the way she walked in looking for her class when I wasn't even done with her registration😅 she kept asking if her snacks were inside her lunch bag, and I assured her they were indeed inside her, she made sure i gave her one to hold and that was it, no cries, instead excitement to finally be in her sister's school At closing hour, she couldn't stop singing the rhymes she learned for the day, and would not even let anyone touch her school and lunch bag as you can see in the Image above, lol

Reflecting on the two experiences, I've come to appreciate the benefits of allowing a child to reach the age of two before embarking on their educational journey. The newfound boldness, effective communication, and successful potty training demonstrated by my youngest make this milestone a smoother and more joyful transition for both of us. As she eagerly embraces each day at school.

_{All images used in this post are mine}

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