Comments on: Diving into daycare http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/diving-into-daycare/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:03:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Andrea >> Become a consultant http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/diving-into-daycare/#comment-26298 Andrea >> Become a consultant Fri, 02 May 2008 21:39:14 +0000 http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/daycare-dive/#comment-26298 Since you're paying for the daycare anyway, you could consider doing more gradual entry. When my older child started a twice weekly 2-hour session at a local facility, I would go for just five minutes to "go to the bathroom". Then 10 minutes "to grab something from the library" (across the hall). Then 15 for a coffee. Then for coffee with so and so's parent for 30 minutes. Then to the store for 45. Then for something else for an hour. And so on. My child knew that I'd always stuck to my promise and where I'd be and why. I also found it helpful to say "I'll be back when you finish art" or "I'll be back after snack". Now there is no trauma at all. Since you’re paying for the daycare anyway, you could consider doing more gradual entry. When my older child started a twice weekly 2-hour session at a local facility, I would go for just five minutes to “go to the bathroom”. Then 10 minutes “to grab something from the library” (across the hall). Then 15 for a coffee. Then for coffee with so and so’s parent for 30 minutes. Then to the store for 45. Then for something else for an hour. And so on. My child knew that I’d always stuck to my promise and where I’d be and why. I also found it helpful to say “I’ll be back when you finish art” or “I’ll be back after snack”. Now there is no trauma at all.

]]> By: Don http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/diving-into-daycare/#comment-9539 Don Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:27:15 +0000 http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/daycare-dive/#comment-9539 Hi Theda, came by to check up on you and landed here. I can speak form experience on this one as I underwent bypass surgery a year or so ago at 49. Take care of it folks Don <em>Don's last blog post..<a href='http://makingsalesmakingmoney.com/blog/2008/04/02/on-being-remarkable-and-being-remembered/'>On Being Remarkable and Being Remembered</a></em> Hi Theda, came by to check up on you and landed here. I can speak form experience on this one as I underwent bypass surgery a year or so ago at 49. Take care of it folks

Don

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]]> By: crowdstorm http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/diving-into-daycare/#comment-9501 crowdstorm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:43:06 +0000 http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/daycare-dive/#comment-9501 Hi. Just wanted to say that you shouldn't feel guilty about leaving her at daycare. My parents send my (much) younger 2 year old sister to nursery three days a week and although she was a bit wobbly at first she loves it now - the social interaction is great for her and she's met some lovely little friends! It will be OK in the end, remember you're doing it for her future so it will all be worth it eventually. Hi. Just wanted to say that you shouldn’t feel guilty about leaving her at daycare. My parents send my (much) younger 2 year old sister to nursery three days a week and although she was a bit wobbly at first she loves it now - the social interaction is great for her and she’s met some lovely little friends!
It will be OK in the end, remember you’re doing it for her future so it will all be worth it eventually.

]]> By: castocreations http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/diving-into-daycare/#comment-9282 castocreations Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:32:02 +0000 http://crayonwriter.com/2008/04/02/daycare-dive/#comment-9282 Oh ... that is tough. :( I can still remember being a little tyke and screaming and crying when my mom left me at daycare. And after she left I was fine. On the one hand it is really traumatic (I think) for a kid to think that their mom/dad left them somewhere. On the other hand they will eventually have to go places / do things without you right? So at what point do they learn that you'll always come back even if you're away for a little while? I don't have a little one yet but I'd love to be a SAHM. Hubby has already said no way. We'll see. :) <em>castocreations's last blog post..<a href='http://castocreationsjewelry.blogspot.com/2008/04/birthday-contributor-post-tyger-lily.html'>Birthday Contributor Post - The Tyger Lily</a></em> Oh … that is tough. :( I can still remember being a little tyke and screaming and crying when my mom left me at daycare. And after she left I was fine.

On the one hand it is really traumatic (I think) for a kid to think that their mom/dad left them somewhere. On the other hand they will eventually have to go places / do things without you right? So at what point do they learn that you’ll always come back even if you’re away for a little while?

I don’t have a little one yet but I’d love to be a SAHM. Hubby has already said no way. We’ll see. :)
castocreations’s last blog post..Birthday Contributor Post - The Tyger Lily

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