Finally I find the guts to cancel my son’s day care, thanks to the ladies at www.ivillage.com message board for 2-3 years old.
He was going to a day care on and off once a day weekly since he was 6 months old. All his day cares were small home based but licensed. The first one he went to since he was 6 months old, it was OK until he was a year old then for two sessions he would cry uncontrollable that the teacher called me to pick him up and after the second time she told me that it’s better to stop the day care.
The second one was the day care of a family friend, he was familiar with them and very comfortable around them. I have to day he is a bit shy around new people. When he was around 27 months old he went there he was OK and having fun of course after the first month. After almost a year he didn’t enjoy it that much and I think he was getting bored because there was only one other child there. So we changed day care to a new one again home based but with 7 kids. I don’t know what was wrong exactly but he didn’t like it, the last month he went there the teacher had to hold him for me to be able to leave, I heard him crying out laud. The worst part was at home before we go, he would come up with all kinds of excuses and then with promises that he will be a good boy, he loves me, he loves his sister, he will be good with his sister.
The teacher kept telling me it will be Ok and I have to put him in for 2 days instead of one day, so he will get used to the place sooner.
Last week his preschool acceptance came in the mail, the days and hours of the preschool will conflict the days at the day care. I don’t want him out of home all week long I quit my job and stayed home for this not to happen. So I told the Day care lady that he won’t go as of September, this was the time that I questioned myself if it was right to put him through this misery just to take him out four months later.
This was very difficult for me because the lady was a real business woman and she was almost convincing me that I should put him in for 2 days a week. Finally I did it, I won, I hope this helps my son to calm down and relax a bit. I’m planning to dedicate some one on one alone time with him, so he will feel loved and secure and happy again.
Until next time
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