My Firstborn Started Kindergarten
My firstborn child is officially in full-time public school. My husband and I agreed to put our daughter in Spanish immersion program for kindergarten mostly because she’s very bright and he was afraid she’d be bored in regular kindergarten. But all 3 of us were a bit nervous how it would start out because we’ve heard from other parents that it’s totally worth it but the first few weeks are rough. I told him he’d be mainly responsible for helping her with the Spanish (he’s fluent and has 2 degrees in it) and I can help her with the emotional support. What I was most dreading was the early mornings. Her school schedule is 7:25am to 2:45pm which is unusually early as I suspected because everyone I tell it to has been surprised too. She’s not a morning person - wakes up naturally around 7:40am and stays in bed for 15-20 minutes then takes her time getting dressed then coming out to eat breakfast. Our new routine has been a rude awakening for our whole family, except maybe for...