Help with "babied" child!!!

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With time in your care most children learn two sets of rules - home rules and daycare rules. The more different the rules are the longer it takes. Just as when they get older there will be rules at school they must follow that are different than home they will learn what they can and can not do with each person and in each place. Be consistent and firm with the child and give them as much time as you can. If you sense that it isnt' going to happen or is disruptive to your program then you should let the child go and the parents will find a new situation. Hopefully the child will change at your house and then it will be easier for the mom to institute the changes at home. Once the new baby comes along the mom will have to learn for herself how to share her love, time and energies. That isn't something we can teach. Offer suggestions when the time comes and be prepared to call someone to help her if you feel she isnt' coping but ultimately she will be on her own for this. Just make the time with the child you have now as productive for the child as you can - meaning teach him the coping skills he is going to need. Back to the with time - he will learn to be more self sufficient and be a few months older when the baby is born.