Delayed reaction??

[sunnydays]

Has anoyone ever had a new daycare child do really well for the first week or two and then suddenly start crying all day??? I have a new dcg who is turning two this month. Her first week and a half were great...by day three she was totally fine and playing with the others and following the routines...happy and really sweet...ate really well, napped well etc. Last Thursday she was a bit fussy in the afternoon and wouldn't eat her snack...then Friday she cried all morning and wouldn't eat a bite...I sent her home as I felt she must be sick. Mom said she came up with a fever and threw up once, but after that was fine. Today...crying all day again and she won't eat....but I know she is hungry as she has asked me for food and milk and even tried to swipe some from the counter when I was making lunch...she just won't sit in her booster seat to eat it. Last week she sat there with no issues at all. I don't know if she is sick, or this is some sort of delayed adjustment to being at daycare?! Any thoughts??

[Artsand crafts]

Was she taken to the doctor? She may not feeling well and because of that she does not want to eat. I have been sick for the last 3 days and even I feel hungry sometimes I really do not feel like eating (I even got a headache Yesterday until I eat!)... I had a 7 months old girl that did not cry the first days, but she cried for weeks after. She knew me before starting care because her mom and I are friends. Maybe she did not understand at the beginning that she would be away from mom and when she realize she got scare (I can only guess! who knows!)

[sunnydays]

Okay, the mom is going to take her to the Dr tonight...hope to get some answers! I am glad she is being proactive about it...that is a good sign for me :)

[torontokids]

I was thinking the same thing. Sounds like something might be lingering for her if this is out of character.

[apples and bananas]

There is a bug going around that lasts a few weeks. My daughter threw up a week ago, has been fine all week with the occasional upset tummy then yesturday throwing up again. And today with a mild upset tummy. I've heard of a few people having something similar. It's like a mild flu that just won't go away.

[Skysue]

She could also be getting those 2 year molars, which is noooooooo fun!

[playfelt]

It isn't actually uncommon for that to happen and age doesn't matter. The reality sets in and they start to rebel. It was fun at first but then the novelty wears off and it suddenly hits them that the new plan is here to stay and this will be what every day is like from now on. She could have just gotten herself worked up and the result was feeling warm and throwing up once.

At the same time if mom is thinking a trip to the doctor and isn't saying but the child was fine all weekend and it must be something at daycare - don't we all hate that excuse - then she must also feel that something just isn't right. My two sickies from last week are back but still coughing and wheezing but both with an ok from the doctor to return but told it could be several weeks before the coughing is done.

[Crayola kiddies]

If nothing shows up at the drs thrn Sometimes its calked the daycare honeymoon and it seems to be over and reality sets in ... Won't last forever !! ; )

[mommylove]

This has happened to me dog was great for first week then all the sudden was crying all day and now she's fine just a late reaction once she realized that this was a real thing........but sounds like shes sick to me the not eating and such is a good sign somethings up.....lots of bugs right now we all have one over here LYSOL......hurry up summer

[sunnydays]

They didn't find anything at the doctor. I am beginning to think it is behavioural. She won't sit in her booster seat to eat, but will eat if I let her stand in the kitchen with me and feed her or give her water and milk. I gave in and let her do that yesterday as I was concerned that she was sick and she hadn't eaten or drunk anything all day. She is eating at home, though the mom also has a problem with getting her to sit in her seat (this is apparently new). I cannot allow her to eat and drink standing up or walking around etc. My thinking is that I should just stay firm as I do for all the other kids and put her in her seat and if she cries she cries. What would you ladies do? She was actually playing a bit today and walking beside the stroller when we went for a walk...she doesn't seem sick.

[torontokids]

How old is she? Do all the kids sit in booster seats at your daycare? If they all do, then I would get her to too. My daughter started doing that around 2 yrs old and I let her sit in a regular chair as she was big enough. I kept the booster handy and if she ever started to walk around during a meal or not "sit like a big girl" she went back in the booster for the meal. She quickly caught on and sat in the big chair.

[sunnydays]

How old is she? Do all the kids sit in booster seats at your daycare? If they all do, then I would get her to too. My daughter started doing that around 2 yrs old and I let her sit in a regular chair as she was big enough. I kept the booster handy and if she ever started to walk around during a meal or not "sit like a big girl" she went back in the booster for the meal. She quickly caught on and sat in the big chair.

She is turning 2 this month. All the kids (except my almost 5 year old) sit in booster seats including my daughter who is almost 3. Maybe it is the height of my table or chairs, but I have found that when they sit without the booster they make a ton of mess on the floor and often end up getting on and off etc. And I have found they are not at the right height to eat properly as their chins are resting on the table..LOL.

[playfelt]

How long has it been since she moved from highchair to booster seat? Sometimes kids don't like the loss of security of the highchair nor the sudden eating companions around the table since she is used to being on the sidelines. You might find you need to go back to using a highchair and no standign to eat is not an option even if she starves - it won't last forever. Then gradually move the chair closer and closer to the table, then at the table but with no tray and then to booster seat. This could take a week or two to go through the process or a month or two. Mom needs to be doing the same at home too.

[sunnydays]

Playfelt, she is in a booster seat at home and for her age I use the tray with it, so it is pretty much like a high chair. However, it could be the other kids who are throwing her off...not sure! She was fine for the first week here...ate really well, happy, no problem. I don't remember any event happening that scared her or upset her while eating. Maybe I will try moving her chair with booster and tray into the kitchen (I generally stand on one side of the island while the kids eat on the other side if that makes any sense) so that she is right beside me. I am glad I am not alone in the rule "eat in your seat or don't eat". I have the same rule about bibs. If yuo don't want to wear your bib, you don't get to eat. They catch on pretty fast. I've never had a child hold out on me for an entire day though! Watching this one to make sure I am not going to be tearing my hair out as we go along...I will not put myself in a situation of months and months of stress again before terminating! I hope this will work out, but it will depend a lot on parents' reactions.