Joanna Fortune: My daughter is anxious about starting 'big' school 

"Before you rescue her from her feelings, acknowledge and validate how she is feeling because her feelings have context, and they matter."

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My eldest child skipped out the door on the first day of primary school and settled in quickly. However, my second child is anxious about the start of ‘big school’, even though she has met the teacher and her new classmates. She was very upset when playschool ended and still misses the teachers and friends she made there. What can I do to help her?

No two children are the same, even within the same family, and we don’t parent them the same way.