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(LONG)DS has gotten more clingy it seems since starting the Mother's Morning Out program
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This is only his 2nd week going and he goes 2x a week, so he's been there 4 times. It just seems like he is very much a "Mama's Boy" these past couple of weeks. Not saying that's a bad thing. This is what I noticed recently:
If I am holding him and my mom is around and she wants to hold him (She'll say "Can I give you a hug? or "Do you want to come to me?") he will look away from her and grab me even tighter. Even if I try to give him to her he's clinging to me.
Yesterday he had his 1st speech therapy appt at home and when the ST came, he cried and cried and wouldn't let me put him down. He was just grabbing me and hugging me with his head on my shoulder. The ST was finally able to play with him, while I was there too. She even had him laughing and running around
Today he had his EI appt. This woman has been coming to the house since Sept, so he sees her once a week for the past 4 months. A few times he has even sat on her lap while he did a puzzle or pointed at things in books. No issues at all. well today, she wanted me to see something that he does while she asks him to point to things in a book. So she had him sit on her lap, facing me and she said "Nicholas can you touch the fish?" (in a book). He wouldn't even look at the book he just looked at me and his lower lip quivered and held his arms out to me as if to say "Don't leave me with this lady". So he sat on my lap and went on with the session. Even doing his puzzles he wouldn't leave my lap. Usually he sits on the floor in front of me and does it.
So I'm guessing this has to do with him starting school. he has cried everytime I have taken him. I expect that and realize it will probably be that way for a while longer.
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Re: (LONG)DS has gotten more clingy it seems since starting the Mother's Morning Out program
Aww, this makes me so sad
I think about Maya doing that to me and it just breaks my heart. I can imagine it must be hard on both of you!
I remember being a little kid and having my mom and dad leave us with a sitter, or leave me at nursery school, and I remember crying my eyes out. I also remember getting distracted with something fun to do, but I don't think the missing my mommy ever went away.
I would maybe talk to the people at the Mother's Morning Out program and see if they have any suggestions to make it easier for him. I am guessing they see this all the time and he is just adjusting. My friend had a really hard time with her daughter after she started daycare. She is fine now, but it took awhile for her to adjust, and the daycare is fine.
I think it is probably really good that you are sending him to the program. there are going to be alot of changes when your new one comes so this could ease the adjustment.
Starting his new program probably has something to do with it, but also probably has to do with age. DD has been going to the same daycare (2 days/week) since she was 4 months old. She knows the kids and the teachers very well. But recently she started crying when I drop her off, and she also cries when I leave her with DH. Somedays are better than others, but she has definitely entered a separation anxiety phase!