I wouldn't worry about teaching her to run away from things by withdrawing her from school right now. That kind of lesson occurs in older children who want to quite their lessons in the middle. Your toddler just wants to stay home with Mommy. This is normal for kids in this age group. The average age for a child being HAPPY to go to school is 2 yrs, 7 moths. That means that some kids aren't really ready for that separation until they are over 3 while some kids are really ready at 2. Your child is within the norm by wanting to stay home. What you do about that is up to you. Working mothers have no choice - their child goes to school whether they want to or not. At home mothers can play it either way. If you feel that you really need the time to be alone, then you can just let  your child go to school upset every morning. She'll eventually stop crying. Most kids cry only for a couple of weeks at the beginning of school. Some, however, cry for months and there are a few who will cry the whole first year. I don't know how long your little one has been crying for. If it has already been months, I would suggest you remove her from school and keep her home. You can try putting her in again in six months and see how it goes then. I know this would make your day more challenging, but it really is only a matter of months in your life. You will be fine. Your daughter is at a sensitive developmental age, on  the other hand, and it is not clear what the impact on her character would be of a year of daily upset.  I say, try to avoid that if you can.  Sarah Chana