LilDuck
03-04-2016, 12:07 PM
Hello all,
I need some advice, please. I started a daycare 8 months ago and so far things have been great. A few weeks ago, I had a new little girl start (11 months) with me. She's an only child who has been very spoiled and coddled at home, and the parents warned me that she would need to adjust to daycare. Well, it has been just over three weeks now, and the adjustment is not happening very well. She cries and screams almost every moment and will only calm down when I pick her up. Unfortunately, I just can't pick her up every moment of the day (nor should I) because I have to care for the other kids (I have a 2 yr old, a 4 yr old and a 1 yr old). She cries and screams to the point where I have had to seclude her in her own room to nap (and we can still hear her) and her crying has now started upsetting the 1 yr old and 2 yr old (who are normally mild-mannered, mellow and happy kids). Once she gets into her typical screaming fits (when I can't pick her up), the other two have started crying. It's creating chaos. I know some kids need longer than others to transition, but how long do you wait for a kid to "settle in"? I'm only 8 months into my daycare, so I need some seasoned advice. What would you do?
She's a cute kid but she's making the whole daycare experience a nightmare right now and I'm starting to get a little frazzled... :blink:
I need some advice, please. I started a daycare 8 months ago and so far things have been great. A few weeks ago, I had a new little girl start (11 months) with me. She's an only child who has been very spoiled and coddled at home, and the parents warned me that she would need to adjust to daycare. Well, it has been just over three weeks now, and the adjustment is not happening very well. She cries and screams almost every moment and will only calm down when I pick her up. Unfortunately, I just can't pick her up every moment of the day (nor should I) because I have to care for the other kids (I have a 2 yr old, a 4 yr old and a 1 yr old). She cries and screams to the point where I have had to seclude her in her own room to nap (and we can still hear her) and her crying has now started upsetting the 1 yr old and 2 yr old (who are normally mild-mannered, mellow and happy kids). Once she gets into her typical screaming fits (when I can't pick her up), the other two have started crying. It's creating chaos. I know some kids need longer than others to transition, but how long do you wait for a kid to "settle in"? I'm only 8 months into my daycare, so I need some seasoned advice. What would you do?
She's a cute kid but she's making the whole daycare experience a nightmare right now and I'm starting to get a little frazzled... :blink: