My 3 yrs old son has always had difficulties with my home daycare even though I started it up when he was just a baby. He is intense by nature and has what one behaviouralist refers to as a "spirited" personality, lol. My little man <3 It actually got so bad at one point that I considered closing. He has a lot of trouble with sharing his space, "his" toys and his Mommy. All understandable, but his intense reactions made for long days. For the last few months he has attended a preschool (all day) 2 days a week and it has been wonderful! Not only for him to break away from the daycare and learn to socialize on neutral territory, but it does give him a taste of being away from me and listening to adults other than myself and my husband. I did feel rotten about it at first and questioned if we were doing the right thing...I mean, I do DAYCARE from home, right?? Why on earth would I pay for him to go somewhere else when he can be home with me? But all said and done, he does beautifully there and his days there give me a lighter load and a chance to really be able to focus in on my daycare group without the constant behavior direction with my boy.