1 year elderly going to daycare?


my son just turned 1 so I kept my promise to be with him his first full year I may want to be in motion back to work ( it would be nice to help my husband out a little) but I don't know how to gain him prepared for this huge transition. He is really good with other children but not so much near adults I don't know how he is going to react but maybe it will be harder on me than him, I basically wanted to know if anyone had any moral suggestions for me and him. He will probably be there only module time maybe 2-3 days a week. Thanks for the advice.

Answers:    Start by letting other ancestors (your close friends, grandparents, aunts, etc.) take care of him for a couple hours at a time so he get used to having other people lug care of him on his own turf and the idea that mommy comes put money on. If he's been in a nursery at church or another childcare situation at lowest once a week, that's a great help. It will definately be harder on you than it is on him. Go with him once for of late an hour to meet the teachers and stay and play near him. Then the next time, drop him off, consent to the teacher engage him and give, telling him you'll be back soon. Even if he's crying/upset/etc. saunter away. It will be even harder on him (and on the teachers who are working to distract him) if you stay. Come back two hours subsequently. Keep up the shortened days (2-3 hours) for a week or two and then he'll be ready for full time. If possible, breed sure that the first day you go to work isn't his first full time hours of daylight.
When you pick him up, ask the teachers what he did that made him happy. Talk to him give or take a few those things over dinner. On our way to school, we usually converse about school... eg. "We're going to university, remember when you played with the big ball? You'll return with to color there too!" HTH.
First of all find a GOOD daycare. Your pediatrician might even hold names of quality places. What we did beside my granddaughter is drop her off for an hour but we were allowed to scrutinize through a window. Then we left her for 4 hours for a few days until she get use to the people and the routine. It was harder on my daughter and myself. We cried the first year that she was there. She loves her daycare and lately loves all of the staff. Good luck! The 2-3 days a week is good. And possibly start out with only a few hrs for 1-2 wks during those days. Then bump it up. And clutch him there to visit, so he see the place, sees the kids, the teachers. He may cry, but verbs to leave him there as planned. Eventually, he'll stop. It's well-mannered to break that dependency.
I think you have the right impression. 1 is too young to be in year care full time, but it may be okay for a couple of hours a few days a week.
I am an independant consultant and work at home. My son is 13 mo and I just started final to work a month ago. It is kind of hard, so I do most of my work during his nap and three days a week, I have a babysitter come to my home for two hours. I shut the door to my office and simply work while she cares for him. It is a great situation because he is interacting with someone else, which is righteous for him, but he is in his own envoronment so it is not too hard on him. I am also available if any problems arise. If you can arrange a situation close to this, I highly recommend it. At the end of the summer when he is a bit elder, I will start sending him to someones house for a couple hours a day (as my babysitter will be back within school) but I think he will be ready afterwards. Good luck! There is no real way to prepare them. What you can do is verbalize them through it multiple times and make it sound similar to something really fun, so it's not that much of a surprise when he actually does go.

Try relating him he's going to this awesome place with lot's of kids to play with and toys, and form sure you keep repeating that mommy will some back to pick him up.
Especially the latter is hugely important. He needs to hold the faith that you will come back for him.

When he throws a tantrum when you are trying to move off, it will break your heart (every mom's heart) but it is important not to linger and extending your stay every time he cries.

The folks at these places are usually very well trained within distracting kids from the hurt of their parent leaving, and will have gone through this beside many many kids.

Stay beside him for a while, try playing with him a little bit, but hold on to saying mommy will leave within (for example) five minutes, so that he knows what will happen.
If he cries when you move off, tell him again you will be back soon.

This is adjectives the advice I can give you, although it will still be easier said than done. So son was the exact opposite. He newly told me to get lost after about ten minutes (when he be about 2 years old), which doesn't feel any better than have to leave them crying, trust me.
hello i am a substute/ teacher for a daycare. And ive also have taken some courses only the frist couple of days maybe a wk he may work difference such as more clingy and may cry but kids that age will get into the activities a flawless thing that may help ask the director of the daycare if u can stop by the teacher and classroom so u can get a spread of what your child will be doing and of course whos going to be watching him also a good opinion to do is talk to the teacher COMMUNICATION is the best for u the tutor and your son explain to teacher she/ he may need to know such as his each day rountines that way she/he can understand and cope next to him and his transtion. Also find out the classes schedule and what they do maybe to assist him at home like if he hasnt Probably one of the best things (apart from finding a great daycare) is to start several (2) weeks before you intend to jump back to work (or whatever).

Go in near him the first few days stay for an hour or so (increasing the time each day) let him play beside as little interaction with you as you can manage.

Then the second week stay for a while explain that you're disappearing and will be back soon (expect him to be somewhat upset when you're leaving but be bright and breezy after you leave, or within a deeply short time after) then leave for a partially hour or so come back and stay for a little while while he plays next leave increase the time you're gone each daytime and decrease the time before and after you go each day.

Try to stay on a consistent calendar and for the first couple of weeks expect the first day of each different week to be a bit worse than the rest of the week days.

Maintain a positive attitude when you leave, no tears, etc... Say, "I'll be back latter, this afternoon, or in a little bit; I know you'll own fun, I love you." I always have my daughter make a contribution me a kiss when I leave so that she knows that I'm departure (it helps lessen the separation anxiety).

(My daughter always made a pouty facade when I left but the daycare she is at let me nickname after I had left and she be always babbling on and have fun within seconds of me walking out the door.) Now we procure there and she sits down to eat her breakfast and say "bye, bye" and gives me a kiss.

For the first couple weeks I also used to sit with her for a few minutes while she ate breakfast presently she just wants me to give notice as soon as we get there... LOL

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