Thursday, 09 August 2012
-
Real Mom Moment: Daycare Drop-off
She went back to daycare on the 1st. I know it has only been a couple of days, but I miss her terribly. I had such a great month with her and it sucks to go back to only having a few hours. I dread when school starts and I get virtually no time with her. =(
She did fairly well with the transition at first. Today, she was extra clingy during drop-off and cried when I would get up to leave. It broke my heart to see her so sad. I know it will pass and she'll be fine for the day, but I will be blue until pick-up time.
Do you remember these moments?
image source
RecommendRelated Posts
Post a Comment
- Back to momaroo's Momaroo Site!
- Note: your comment will appear in momaroo's local time zone: GMT -05:00 (Eastern Standard - US, Canada)
About the Author
-
- From: VeilSdeGTO@xanga
- Location: California, United States
- About Me: Howdy =) Welcome to "My life should be a soap opera". Hope these yadda yadda yadda's keep you entertained. Feel free to input your opinions or what-nots, or just to say... "yah... that happend to me too". So, pull up a chair, grab some munchies as you read the days of my life.
Stats: This Week All Time Posts: 0 3 Views: 0 5400 Comments: 0 31 View all posts by VeilSdeGTO@xanga
Comments (11)
Are you a teacher, then? Probably not with that picture. Okay, I'm a little stumped here. Why do you have her in daycare?
I'm not sure why her picture means she can't be a teacher...but maybe she's a student somewhere? I had moms in my college courses. In fact I rode with one of them, and she dropped her daughter off at daycare every morning. She used to tell me how hard it was at first to leave her daughter. I'm sure this is very common.
@sarahsmurfette@xanga - Provocative / suggestive / non-conservative photos are generally ill advised for a teacher. (I'm not saying I agree with it.) Student hadn't even occurred to me. haha *facepalm*
I remember my mother saying that the sunday school teachers used to tell the parents to just drop off the kids and leave quickly, because lingering parents usually prolonged the crying and general upset environment.
Luckily I've never had to do this, so I don't have personal experience to draw from here. But that's what I've heard is the best way to deal with it.
Yep, I remember the first time I dropped him off and cried the entire 25 miles to work.
I remember when I dropped him off after a month of medical leave.
I will remember when he starts daycare again in September.
But sometimes mommy's gotta make sacrifices in order to keep the furnace running. It makes me feel better to know that quality daycare doesn't have a negative impact on babies who have otherwise attentive parents.
I'm never sending my kids to daycare. I don't plan on working when I have kids and I'm also going to by homeschooling them. Should a time come if I do need to work, then I have family whom I know will be more than happy to watch them during the days. I know this because they have told me.
My parents found the easiest way to handle it was to drop me off and go. Hanging around only made me more clingy and upset when they had to leave - they used to drop me off, engage me in an activity and just go. Once I had something to do or someone to play with, I was fine.
My son was extra clingy and upset during drop-offs on certain days depending on his mood..and other days he is happy and excited to be there. It does break my heart each time I see him upset and wanting me, but sacrifices need to be made sometimes to create a better future for the kids.
I used to be a daycare teacher, and the other teachers and I had a strict "No Lingering" policy because it always made it harder for us to do our job and for the children to cope if their parents hung around. However, it is so hard to walk away when your child wants you, and in my opinion, it's even harder when your child doesn't want you lol. My daughter just started kindergarten on the 2nd (year round school), and I was expecting a meltdown when the bus came to pick her up. I thought she'd cling to me and not want to go, and I'd have to talk her into going. Boy, was I wrong! She let go of my hand and ran to that bus so quickly she had to be reminded to come back and give me a love before leaving me. Although I'm so happy to see her doing so well with this new phase in her life, I'm sad during the time that she's gone. I miss her terribly.
"Hi honey, did you have a good time in daycare ?"
"Well i cry and I was there but I made it troo and I hopes you proud me now !"
"Of course I am honey, you ready to go back tomorrow ?"
"WHAT !? I GOTTA GO BACK AGAIN ??"
That's always the hardest. Daycare drop off. There are days I can handle it (especially if I am running late) but then there are days it really really bother's me. Most times its just a phase-although still at 3 & 5 we have our days. I also find that the people who are there during drop off (workers...my boys go to a center) greatly effects the drop off!
Hang in there and know that the time away makes the time together even more meaningful! :)