daycare- leave or pull him

triplea1819

DS is a late talker/ delayed.  most of you have seen my posts.  he is still not talking.  only in places where he is comfortable, and only has about 5 words or so, not much else.

I talked to his day care, and said, does he talk at all?  babbles, they said he is mostly silent except for grunts and moans.  answer uh, or eh.  nothing else really. 

 He babbles a lot at home and tries to talk.  which is more than at school.  Even when I am busy with work, we can interact and play, babbles etc.. 

I am starting him in a new school Aug 24.  so it would be about 5-6 weeks of home time with me.  I would have to work the entire time, but i have time here and there to play with him and take him outside.  He is already home with me 2 days a week.  It woudl be difficult, but manageable.

So would you leave him in and get the social interactions of the kids for 5 weeks, or bring him home, so he talks more, but less interaction with other kids?

JCS2007

If he seems happy there, and since it is only 3 days per week, I would leave him. 

amiamish

why are you wanting to pull him?

katie277s

I would most likely leave him in school.  Even though you have some time to dedicate to him during the day, he will most likely get more involved in things at school with other kids as opposed to getting a little time here and there.  Plus, that is extra stress on you finding time to get your work done and give your DS some time. 

Good luck with your decision!

goldenprincess

Kids learn so much from each other.  We noticed a huge difference in DS's speech when he started at daycare with older kids. 

How long has your DS been in Daycare?  I still think you should leave him in for  the 5-6 weeks b/c social interaction is so important to kids.  Even though he may not be saying much while he is there, he is probably still learning so many other things that he wouldn't  be learning at home with you.

triplea1819

He has been in daycare since he was 15 months, so not a new situation.  being at daycare has not helped his speech at all actually.  even with being in a room with 3 year olds, he is soo quiet while he is at school, that it is not helping his speech. 

it is helping him socially.  he has really learned to play with the kids, and does look forward to seeing them. 

thanks for the opinions!!

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since he is changing schools soon- i would not make him have another transition to go through - keep his routine as normal as possible and leave him in those 3 days/week.

amiamish

Goldie_Locks_5:

since he is changing schools soon- i would not make him have another transition to go through - keep his routine as normal as possible and leave him in those 3 days/week.

ditto.

If there's no "reason" to pull him out, just keep him there.