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my 1 year old is starting his daycare this week. for parents who've been down this road, what's the best piece of advice for the transition? any lessons you learned the hard way?
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update: first day was really good and he actually didn't want to come back with me when I tried to pick him up early lol
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Rip off the bandaid (don't succumb to the tears). Remind them 10x as much as usual that you love them.
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Congrats! It’s a huge transition for parents and the child. It will be difficult for the first few days or weeks but personally I found preparing them for the daycare helpful. Talk to your child about spending the day at daycare, making new friends and learning new things prior to their first day.
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Absolutely do gradual entry if it’s an option. And try to have something special planned for after school.
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Congrats! All transitions have a period of adjustment - for you and for your child. This is healthy for you both. Also, prepare to have your immune system strengthened! And on that front pick up a copy of If Your Kid Eats This Book, Everything Will Still Be Okay.
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The first few days are tough, they won't want to stay and they'll cry a lot. It's hard but you just have to hand them over and walk away but they'll adjust, don't worry. Maybe a weeks could be a month depends on the child. At one it should be fairly easy for them to adapt. Enjoy the time for yourself, if you get it. Day care is great for kids and parent's, kid will learn loads of stuff.
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Big milestone for a new parent—congratulations! It’s different for everyone, but in our experience the transition was actually harder on us as parents than it was for our kid. Quality no-phone time with the kid before and after helps ease the transition a lot. The first week is the roughest. Once they make some friends and favorite teachers, things get much easier for everyone.
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Here transition was pretty smooth, but check what food they give to your child! In the US, it can be pretty wild. For instance, we thought they were giving carrots to kids for a snack (all good), but a few months later we realized they were dipping the carrots in maple syrup "because kids prefer it this way" 😱 That's the one thing I'd be worried about: Be very attentive and careful about the food they give your kid. I love the US, but there is no food culture here, and nobody realizes how harmful it can be for kids later on if you give them food they should not eat. My 2 (french) cents :)
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Hardest part for them is recognizing you’re coming back for them. Be consistent with pick up time so they can more quickly adjust.
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16 years later, I'm going through it again with my boy off to college. There are no hard and fast rules that apply to all parents and all children. You are going to get it wrong more than you get it right. Find something to engage them right away at the day care. Pull in other children that have been there already to engage with them. Ask teacher to also take part in whatever toy that interests them. You and teacher together playing with them signals that the teacher is OK. Ours didn't go until 2.5 years, so I think you may have it a little more difficult than we did.
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@conspirator
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Man, the only recommendation is to make sure it’s a well-recommended and trustworthy place... i don’t have kids but i have a brother. he only caused trouble in school, in the early years, stories with bullying and stuff, but we managed to turn it around quickly. the advice is always the same, don’t swap your kid for your phone, give him attention from the start!
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