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Meltdown if DS goes out of routine

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Back in December we switched daycare facilities to one closer to our new home.  DS was almost 4 yo and his baby sister was due any day. We loved our old daycare and so did he.  The new one is nice, too, especially because it is very close to where he will go to kindergarten.  DS had a pretty difficult transition, crying daily for DH who dropped him off (this was before DD was even born).  We thought it was more due to the fact that we were messing with his daily routine.  He would have meltdowns at his old school, too, for example, if I dropped him off late and didn't take him to "homeroom" where he ate breakfast before heading down to his regular room.  He seemed to be doing better until recently.  He is one of the first kids to arrive and usually gets his teacher all to himself for a few minutes.  If there are any other kids in the class he will cling to us and cry.  Its been six months and I just hoped he'd be doing better by now. He loves his baby sister and shows no envy toward her whatsoever, so I hope that's not one of the reasons he's become so emotional.  We just don't know what to do anymore to stop the meltdowns on abnormal days.
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Re: Meltdown if DS goes out of routine

  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    My 6 year old has issues with transistions and has always done better with routines. We have gotten into the habit with her of always talking about what is going on the next day the night before to get her ready and her teachers do the same (if there will be a sub, the teachers will let her know that for example), she always gets 5 mins warnings before we move onto the next thing.  My 4 year old has always had a hard time with drop offs - she loves school, is fine as soon as I am out the door - she just has a hard time saying good-bye.  With her, we talk through what fun things she will do at daycare, what friends she will play with, remind her that I will be picking her up and when (after she has played outside in the afternoon for example).  She used to get nervous going into the room if the bigger kids were still there so on those days, we would sometimes have her go sit with the Asst Dir who would then take her down after I had left and she did better. She just moved to the PreK room last week and drop offs have been great - she is right across the hall from the school age room and one of the directors is typically in there so when I drop her off, her special treat is to run across the hall to give the director a hug and then she goes right back to her room.  You can also try doing a reward system - if he has a good drop off, he gets a sticker (or whatever works for your child).
    Jenni Mom to DD#1 - 6-16-06 DD#2 - 3-13-08 
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