Daycare anxiety

Take him out there. They should not leave him to cry

Try a different one if you are able to. Ideally, stay at home if you are able. Cut expenses to bare minimums. Downsize house, declutter, don't buy anything you don't absolutely need. He needs you. It will only be for a season. Then you can reaccumulate, upsize. This stage is a big deal for him. A mom once told me "I wish looking back I would have lived off of rice and beans than to have left my kids for work." I followed her advice and found that thanks to being in the United States, food pantries provide more than just rice and beans. If you want tips on how to scrape by with purpose, I have made $200 a month work. Things have only gotten better. Thank goodness that stage didn't last forever. I'm still climbing up from that but the light at the end of tunnel gets brighter.

Hi. My little one has been in daycare since 7 months, and he loves it. He cries when we pick him up at the end of the day because he doesn't want to leave his friends and caregiver. It is not normal for him to cry all day. It means they are not helping to get him acclimated. How does he respond when goes to new places at a friend house or babysitter. Is it difficult for him to settle in there? Could be part personality, but even then, a good caregiver finds a way. I am so sorry, Mama.

Have you spoken to the teachers about it? I'd have a conversation with them about what they're doing to help him acclimate. My daughter absolutely loves her teachers but they recently had some newer kids join and the teachers worked with them to make sure they got comfortable. Leaving him crying wouldn't be acceptable to me but it might be worth understanding their perspective while also considering a new daycare.

@Diana Devine he is a lovely boy and plays with our friend’s children. He enjoys with other kids but not at daycare. I also dont get a good vibe from his teachers. Not all of them are bad but especially his classroom teachers who are responsible to take care of him are not very loving or warm towards him.

Follow your gut. Take him out. You won't regret taking him out but you may regret leaving him there

Try a different one. I had to change daycare when my girl was 10 months because she had a hard time napping, and I felt she could get more attention. She did great within two weeks in the new one, and you can tell the caregivers care. Don't settle!

I have heard this a common struggle when children start daycare later. You’ll get through it. Can you talk to the teachers to let you stay with him for an hour or two until he feels comfortable.

@Shahreen the teachers leave him to cry... the problem is them, not him