New Her with a Question

[mickyc]

excellent!! so glad he is going to sleep for you!

My advice is some kids will take longer to transition. I have usually had kids transitioned by 2 weeks. The last little boy I took transitioned for almost 4 weeks! The extra long transition was likely because not only was he transitioning into daycare for the first time but we transitioned him off soothers and bottles at the same time. I would have suggested that was done before starting daycare but it was a very short amount of time between my interview and them starting care.

It does get better it is just a matter of how long can you put up with the constant crying. I did terminate a boy once after the 3rd day of blood curdling screaming!

As for the eating this is something in my contract. I only allow bottles after mealtime and they must be weaned off by 18 months at the latest. There is no reason a child at 16 months should need a bottle every 3 hours.