Embracing School Transitions for Preschoolers A Montessori Perspective

Three and half year old Sam was about to start at a new preschool, and his parents were apprehensive about the transition. A sensitive child by nature, Sam had struggled with similar changes in the past. When he first entered child care at age 2, separations had been particularly difficult—he would become distraught when his parents left, and it took several weeks for him to adjust to the new routine.