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We are getting ready for dd to start preschool/daycare next month, so I am looking for any thoughts or advice on the transition y'all might have.
DD is 2y8m, has been home full-time with us for a bit over two months (we had about 4 months of transition before that) and is doing pretty well - generally happy thriving toddler like, though she is still clingy when we go out, won't let most other adults hold her and makes herself very small and thoroughly attached to dh or I when we stop by the childrens home where she used to live for a visit. we have been to visit the preschool three times now and although she gets down and plays with the other kids, she is still afraid of the care providers and has had a meltdown each day after we get home. we have been telling her that she lives here with us forever and that preschool is just a place to go during the day to play, and she eventually calms down, but she is very clearly worried. we don't have anyone who can babysit, so she has not been away from us at all since she moved in.
her reactions seem pretty understandable under the circumstances, but I hate to be making her so distressed. our plan is to keep visiting the preschool once or twice a week until it is time for her to start, and then to begin with very short stays and work up to 7 hour days. any btdt advice on making the transition easier on her?
tia!
sara
DD is 2y8m, has been home full-time with us for a bit over two months (we had about 4 months of transition before that) and is doing pretty well - generally happy thriving toddler like, though she is still clingy when we go out, won't let most other adults hold her and makes herself very small and thoroughly attached to dh or I when we stop by the childrens home where she used to live for a visit. we have been to visit the preschool three times now and although she gets down and plays with the other kids, she is still afraid of the care providers and has had a meltdown each day after we get home. we have been telling her that she lives here with us forever and that preschool is just a place to go during the day to play, and she eventually calms down, but she is very clearly worried. we don't have anyone who can babysit, so she has not been away from us at all since she moved in.
her reactions seem pretty understandable under the circumstances, but I hate to be making her so distressed. our plan is to keep visiting the preschool once or twice a week until it is time for her to start, and then to begin with very short stays and work up to 7 hour days. any btdt advice on making the transition easier on her?
tia!
sara
