I hate daycare days. V just screams and screams and clings tight to me. I hate it. Does he not like the place or is it just drop off anxiety?
I try and keep calm during drop off so I don't project anything onto him. This morning he was in such a good mood and was walking up to the door chatting away, but the moment the door opened and he realized where we were, he turned away, and then when I stopped him, just started screaming and reaching to be held.
He only goes once a week, but has been going for a couple of months now. I don't do pickup, but DH says he is usually playing when he picks him up. Does the awful drop off every go away?
Post by kaydee0402 on Apr 25, 2016 12:03:15 GMT -5
It's probably just anxiety. I always ask the teachers how long C cries after drop off and it's never more than a minute. Try asking his daycare provider and that should give you and idea.
Sorry drop off is such a struggle! Has it always been like this or is it recent? I ask because DD has been going since 7 months and it's never been an issue for her until the past two weeks.
Lately she's totally fine going there, until she realizes I'm leaving. Then she starts screaming, where in the past she really didn't care. At pick up as soon as she sees me she runs to get her shoes on and come with me. I'm hoping it's just a phase.
Post by seamonster on Apr 25, 2016 13:18:27 GMT -5
I'd say anxiety since it's just a once a week thing. I noticed that when we were on our long trip DS was fine with a morning at the resort center at the beginning of the trip, but once he got used to having us every day he became anxious about us leaving. He's fine now that we're back to 5 days a week.
Post by dmorgendorffer on Apr 25, 2016 13:30:52 GMT -5
My daughter has been in daycare since I went back to work when she was 3 months. DH drops her off and never had problems before but the past few weeks she does exactly what taberbtb described, happy right up to when she realizes DH is leaving. She is one of the first to be dropped off in the morning so last week they had a special art project set up just for her during drop off! I would agree that only going once a week might be contributing, another child at DD's daycare is only there 1 or 2 days a week and seems to have a harder time with it in general.
When DH texts me to say it was a bad drop off I call to check in and she is always happy and playing, it only lasts a minute or two. On the flip side, sometimes when DH goes to pick her up in the afternoon I hear about how she wanted to keep playing and completely ignored him.
ugh kartish i'm so sorry, that's really hard. we have live-in childcare, and my daughter adores our au pair. but she still loses her mind when i leave. it seems to come and go. you're not alone.
Thanks guys. It just hurts my heart when he screams, but I'm less bothered by when he is upset at the gym childcare because I can check in anytime and see he is fine, or when he freaks at my leaving him with a family member, because I know he enjoys his time with them. I checked on him the first few days he was at daycare, but it doesn't stop my imagination from thinking he is miserable all day there.
Yeah I definitely think anxiety. It is soo common in the littles. DD is now doing this when I drop her off in the nursery at church and I know they adore her in there. She is always happy when I go to pick her up, happy to see me but clearly happy to be there as well.
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