Since Jan turned two, we noticed that she had gotten increasingly restless at home, most likely bored by the lack of new stimulus and people to play with. As such, we began our hunt for a school for Jan so that she can get some regular playmates.
We finally decided to put her to the Montessori at Tiong Bahru plaza, based on friends' recommendation as well as the school's convenient location.
In her first week of school, Jan was reluctant to join her new friends. She gave all kinds of excuses to not to go--want to sleep, need to go wee wee, need to go poo poo. She cried when we left the school. One of the days in the first week, she cried from the start of the session to the end (about one and a half hour).
Her second week was much better, though she would still give some of the excuses, and would repeatedly comfort herself by reminding herself that granny would be picking her later. Miraculously, towards the end of the second week, the excuses disappeared, and she was running into the classroom by herself! The teachers commented that Jan adjusted quicker compared to the average child, most took two weeks to settle in. Thank God for that, we were really happy to see that she enjoyed the sessions.
