3 months in daycare and still cries when dropped off

Re: 3 months in daycare and still cries when dropped off

• KathrynMD member

  May 2010

  is he clingy in general?  One of DD's classmates cries every day at drop off, but normally stops w/in a few minutes.  She 20ish months and this has been going on for months.  Her mom said she hates it, but she also said she's always been very high needs in general, so she's not surprised.  There's another slightly older girl who used to cry every day, but once she turned 2 and moved to the toddler room, it got much better.

  

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• YellowBride member

  May 2010

  ha ha, I could have written this except mine would say "3 YEARS in daycare and still cries everyday"  - yup, I have that kid. The clingy momma's girl that doesnt' want me to leave. I've gotten used to it but it sucks. My daycare provider says she stops minutes after I leave and then doesn't want to leave at the end of the day. I think she just has a hard time with transitions.

  

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• rach312

  May 2010

  Mine still cries 75% of the time and has been going since August.  I know she is happy and barely wants to leave by the end of the day - but it breaks my heart.
  

  

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• azuremama

  May 2010

  Mine cried nearly every day and he's been there since he was 4 months!  He's actually stopped in the last months or two (knock on wood), but it lasted a long time.  I think it's just his personality.  I could even hear him stop crying after I left some days, so I know it didn't last long, and he always is happily playing when I get there to pick him up.  It sucks, but I don't worry about it being a sign of a bigger problem.

  

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• sapphirebride06

  May 2010

  I am sure yall have tried this but what helps is me being excited and talking about school and his friends and his teacher, etc.  And on Sunday he helps me get his napmat ready to go and we put all of our stuff by the back door so we can get it in the morning.  I let him pick his shirt (give him two choices) or something similar and just act really excited about how much fun he will have.  We interact on the way to school in the morning too, like singing, etc. 

   He learns new songs at school, this week is Row Row Row Your Boat so we sing that and talk about what new things he will learn, etc.  He is almost 2 and doesn't understand everything I am saying but I still want to talk to him and know that every day he understands more and more.  It has helped tremendously.  It also helps that I just walk him in hand over his lunchbox and sippy and he goes to his teacher and I say "bye momma loves you and I will come get you when I get off work" and he waves and goes in. 

  If we vary from that he gets upset, but if it is quick and easy he has no issues at all.  The teacher knows we can't chat until I come pick him up - if I stand there in the morning he gets upset so I just drop and go but he has started waving and I always tell him I will pick him up when I get off so he is great now. 

   I'm sorry your mornings are rough, I know how hard that is and I hope it gets better soon.  
  

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