How long to adjust to the center???

[Lee-Bee]

Are you rewarding the whining?

I try to make a point of waiting until they are calm and quiet before picking them up so they learn that they get more attention that way. If they are being really whiny I play nearby with the other kids. I try to have lots of fun so they see what they are missing and I wait until they have calmed before interacting. It sucks to tune them out when they are upset but it really does cut the amount of crying and by cutting the amount of crying you make the process all the smoother for the child as they start to calm and interact with the daycare and start to explore and have fun rather than sitting and whining to get picked up.

If is he fussy at home and they respond he may not know any other way to act when he wants some attention...you need to retrain him. In group care things are just different. Most children do pick up on this quickly if you are consistent.