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September 03, 2019

As I begin helping my daughter get ready for her senior year of high school, I can't help but think about all of you and how you're getting your own children ready to attend preschool.  For some, this year is the beginning of a whole new chapter while for others, September brings a return to the familiar and the comfortable.  I fall somewhere in the middle of both of these mindsets this year. 

Soon, my family will no longer be connected to the school that has given us so many memories.  As a result, I am very aware that my familiar routines have turned into a year of "lasts" - last Friday night football game, last spirit week, last art show, last time I have some say over my daughter's choices.  Many of our pre-k families may be feeling a similar sense of angst about the impending year as big changes lie ahead. 

As my daughter applies for college and yearns to be an adult (I remember when all she wanted was to be a "big" kid), I also find myself worrying - is she ready for this?  Will she be okay away from me? Does she have the skills she needs to be successful?  That's when I realize that I might as well be sending her to preschool because, despite the years, my thoughts are the very same as they were then.

I also realized that my daughter doesn't need to have every skill, she just needs to keep doing what she's doing - learning how to be her.  This journey did began in preschool.  Since then, there have been, and will continue to be, caring people/teachers/friends to help guide her when she needs it.  It is this thought that brings me full circle because I like to think that Hancock is full of these caring people who will be here to help you and your child(ren) through the ups and downs of childhood. 

I'm looking forward to spending this year together - whatever it may bring.

- Cindy