Heartbreaking daycare transition
Hi Mamas! How’s everyone doing? I will be sending my son to daycare for the very first time and of course I am having a bunch of conflicted feelings about this. I would love to hear if you’ve already done it - do you have any tips that you tried and you feel like made the transition a little easier for you and /or baby? Suggestions on what to do to make them feel more at ease with new caretaker?
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The main thing I’d say is remember that once he’s settled, it’ll be so good for his socialising, he’ll have access to so many more activities than he could ever have at home AND it’ll make the transition to starting school so much easier. We’d usually see tears for the first few sessions and most children within a week or two would be excited to go into nursery. It’s just that first bit you’ve got to remind yourself that he’s absolutely fine and will have a great time - it’s just new and unfamiliar, but soon he’ll be comfortable there. It’ll help so much if you position it as an exciting time for him, rather than letting him know you’re dreading it. You’ve got this x
@Holly thank you so much! 🥹
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I used to work in a daycare. It’s always hardest for the parents. So often, parents would go off in tears and within 30 mins, their child was having the best day ever… and would then cry when the parent returned to collect them. Top tips would be: - See if the daycare do settling in sessions - Give your son some kind of comforter/toy from home to keep him ‘company’ while he settles - Try to not long out the goodbye, as hard as it is. Parents that used to explain they’d be back in X hours, tell their child they’ll have a fun time, give them a big cuddle and head off made it so much easier for the children. Those that kept coming back or giving one more cuddle often made the child more stressed by the time they eventually left (as hard as this is) - Ask the daycare if they’re able to give you a call once he’s settled to give you peace of mind - Set your son a challenge and if you can, leave him doing that (e.g. you paint me a picture and I can’t wait to see it later)