treeholm
10-31-2012, 06:57 AM
I'm now 2 months into running my daycare, and really enjoying it. A big part of that is the support I have received here on the forum and from the daycare providers in my city, who have also been amazing!
My children have transitioned in beautifully, and are even napping well, but I started out with a child who screamed for 2 hours. Thanks to the posts I read on crying it out and not giving up, she now screams for 5 minutes then sleeps peacefully and wakes up cheerful. I was also warned by the other baby's mom that "he won't let me put him down for a nap" and now he's even napping at home! Both Moms think I'm some kind of babywhisperer/miracle worker, and it's only because of the encouragement I found here that I was able to push through the pain and not second-guess my methods. Even though I raised my own children successfully, it's another ball of wax dealing with other people's precious babies, and I feel so much more confident now than I did two months' ago. I'm full with a waiting list, and I just did not anticipate that so soon!
So, thank you all so very, very much!
Hugs,
Diane (treeholm)
My children have transitioned in beautifully, and are even napping well, but I started out with a child who screamed for 2 hours. Thanks to the posts I read on crying it out and not giving up, she now screams for 5 minutes then sleeps peacefully and wakes up cheerful. I was also warned by the other baby's mom that "he won't let me put him down for a nap" and now he's even napping at home! Both Moms think I'm some kind of babywhisperer/miracle worker, and it's only because of the encouragement I found here that I was able to push through the pain and not second-guess my methods. Even though I raised my own children successfully, it's another ball of wax dealing with other people's precious babies, and I feel so much more confident now than I did two months' ago. I'm full with a waiting list, and I just did not anticipate that so soon!
So, thank you all so very, very much!
Hugs,
Diane (treeholm)