I agree that it's common...but has never been so for DS. He is an extrovert, not a homebody, and has always loved socializing. He first started to go to an in-home daycare at 2, and never cried even once when I left. In fact, he would ask to go on days he didn't have daycare. That was a great place, but he aged out.

He is also NOT angsty by nature. He's naturally happy/optimistic and not a complainer. Of course, maybe he is experiencing a change in attitude with age.

I'm actually worried about next year, too. We hope to get him into a K/1 split. He can start at DD's gifted magnet in grade 2, but that's a ways away.

I thought about asking for him to go to K for some things, but since K and up are private ($$), I just doubt they would do it. (My state is weird in that private schools can choose to offer free, state-paid pre-K.)