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November 8, 2005, 8:38 am PST
Pre-school
Quote From: rwc2002I have a 3 year old son and I started him in daycare about 2 weeks ago, mainly for him to be around and interact with other kids. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!!!! The whole time he would be there he would cry uncontrollably to the point of almost being sick. The day care providers were not the biggest help because they would just leave him to cry until I came back to get him. I know they can't pay special treatment to one certain child if they're ALL screaming and crying, but he was the only one running around, trying to break out of the EXIT door just going nuts!!! I said something to them about it and the response I got was, "Eventually he'll realize that you always come back, and he'll be fine."
Well, I had made up my mind that I wasn't taking him back and called the Administrator to notify her of this. Little did I know, she was watching when noone thought she was and the DC teachers were repremanded.
Now my question is, how do I get him to go to another day care without him totally freaking out on me!! PLEASE HELP!!! My son was the same way when he first went to his daycare. The first daycare he loved. The second took some time to get used to. What I did was I let my boss know I would be late or even may not show up. My job is very easy going when it comes to family, anyhow i went in showed him around introduced him to teacher and kids. I helped him to interact with the other kids. I showed him toys and what the other children were doing. I do have to say if the teachers didn't help then you need to take him to another daycare because they are supposed to be ready and help with things like that. Kids that young, need help when they have never gone to a daycare before. They have to shoe the kids they are there for them and talk with them. I interviewed quite a few daycares and made sure that they talked to my son as we were looking at the school. If they had no interaction at first then it was an interview that they failed on. Take your kid and look around, there will be on that will stick out to him and he won't just come out and be happy at first but it will be easier for him to stay. My son still cried a few days after the first day, but he eventually got over it. He has always been a blanket baby so he took his blankie and every morning they let him lay down with his blankie until all the other kids were there and he was more comfortable by that time. Now he walks in like he owns the place. Just talking and carrying on like he is something. It is just too cute. Just something for you to think about.
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