Good morning everyone!

I've got two new children who just started in my day care, and they are the same age -- just turned two. One is a little girl and one is a little boy. They could not be more different. The little girl is very busy, very interactive and talkative. She loves to do crafts, colour, etc. She interacts well with the other children. The little boy, on the other hand, is nothing like this.

Every morning when he gets dropped off he cries -- just a few minutes, and then he stops, so this is not what is concerning. But then, while the other children have free-play time after breakfast while I get the craft ready, he just falls asleep on the couch. I wake him up in time for snack, and he won't even touch anything. He seems to need me to feed him, and won't even pick up graham crackers -- instead he tries to lick the peanut butter/jam topping off of them. When I ask him to pick them up with his hands he just looks at me blankly -- in fact, a blank look is all I ever get from him. I've had him for three weeks and he has only smiled at me once. Other than that he just looks blank. He doesn't participate in crafts and activities -- even if it's just scribbling, he just won't do it. I'll show him how to hold the crayon and scribble, but as soon as I stop doing it for him he just sits there looking blankly while the other children colour and do their crafts, etc.

I only accept children ages 2+ into my licensed home day care because I want it to be more of a preschool situation -- with lots of learning activities but still lots of play. But he doesn't even really play -- just sits there.

Is this normal for a two year old boy? My daughter (three now) was not at all like this at two, and neither is the other girl I look after. I feel like this boy is not really getting much at the day care, and am wondering if the spot should go to a child that is willing/able to interact with the children and take part in the activities. I don't mean to seem harsh -- what do you all think?