Is 3 to Young to Go to School?

I dont think 3 is too young, my 3 yr old has been going since 2 weeks after her third birthday. She had a few problems at first too, but she and I kept talking about it and kept communicating with the teacher and now she loves it. It sounds like that little girl maybe having some problems with school, like possibly being bullied by some of the other kids, or something along that line, to make her suddenly hate it. I would have the mom talk to the teacher more and have her tell the teacher to be more aware of what possibly could be happening to her girl. You could too talk to the girl and see if you can get her to tell you why she hates it. Good luck!

She's probably not getting enough sleep period. I have a three year old in preschol 2.5hours a day 4days a week, We find that he needs to take a nap after lunch, and go to bed a little earlier than he used to. The same thing happened with my older son who also started preschool at 3yrs old.

Being close to the holidays makes it hard too...there is SOOOO much going on, the poor thing is probably overwhelmed!

I tried to get my son into a preschool at age 3. After about 4 weeks took him out of it because it was not a necessary thing for him to do and he was so distraught over the idea of even going there. When i finally sent him again at age 4 (to a different school) he liked it much better but I still regret sending him at age 3 because I can still see the emotional dammage that it did to him in just that short time. He is almost 6 and still talks about "that bad school he had to go to a long time ago". But then again all kids are different.

Good luck!

I think the problem may lie with the school itself. Is it reputable? Did they do research? My daughter loved preschool, learned and looked forward to going. There may be an underlying issue and it should be thoroughly checked out.

Well, both of my kids went to Preschool -- two days a week for two hours at 3 years old and did great. So, I don't think it is her age that is the problem. Maybe she just isn't ready, or there is an issue her mom needs to look into. I do think riding a bus at 3 is too young--that could be the problem.

I started my little boy in preschool (all day) at age 3, and he had a hard time adjusting because there was no nap. Suggest that the mom ask the preschool to direct the child to the resting area after lunch, or anytime she looks tired. Also, I moved back his bedtime a full hour, and after about a week he is fully adjusted. If it's important to keep the child in preschool, there should be a way around it. She's probably crying mostly because she's tired! Also, it may be hard on her to transition from preschool to daycare every day. Given enough time she should adapt, but she definitely needs her sleep :-)

When my little boy was 2 I put him in "play"school for 2 hours 2 times a week so he could get used to other kids (he was my only child). When he was 3 we switched over to a more structured school & he started going 2 hours 3 days a week. The first few months he whined about wanting to go back to his other school because they had bikes to ride, slides to slide, play time, snack time, etc & his new school didn't. Maybe the little girl you watch has more fun with you & not as much fun at the school. Maybe she isn't comfortable with the teacher or other kids. And, an overly tired child is always harder to deal with. I don't think 3 is too young for school but each child is different.
Hopefully things will get better soon.
T.

I don't think 3 is too young, especially if you find one that's maybe only a couple hours. I don't know that I'd put a 3 year old on a bus though. i'd think that can be pretty overwhelming & scary for her. Especially when there's a bunch of older louder kids...cause you know they don't always pay attention to what's around them and if she's getting "pushed/bumped" around that could be scary.

In Oklahoma I taught preschool for 2 and 3 year olds. And I definitely think that 3 is old enough to go to school.....Maybe the hours are too long for her or maybe an earlier bedtime would help her out.

Sounds like she just loves her daycare provider :o)so you must be doing a great job