How shall i make my 2yr 4months old kid to adjust with the new play school environment?

Question

My child is 2yr 4months. I have put him in a play school.Intially he didnot cry for about 4-5 days. Then he started crying when allother children had calmed down. Now the teacher finds a tough time to make him stop crying while other children gets distracted. She had asked me to make the child socially developed and then bring him to school.orelse if he continues crying i should discontinue my child going to school. What shall i do now?? Should I find another school?? or any other suggestion?

Answer 1

I think a child this is age is WAY to young for school!

Unless this daycare and you must leave your son there. This is a common age for kids to cry.

We homeschool and once  a week my girls to a co-op at our church. When they first joined the church the school had a womans bible study so I'd leave my son (then about 2) in the nursery. He would cry & cry. He'd cry so long at times he'd have to be brought to me. He got to use to it after awhile and stopped crying at much. But this was only for an hour & 1/2.

Now if this isn't daycare and you are not going off to work, I'd suggest finding a local stay at home moms playgroup. The moms talk while the little ones play. This will help with more social development. Also playing with siblings & cousins help too.

Answer 2

The only thing I can think of is to have someone else drop him off in the mornings until he adjusts.  Maybe he wouldn't cry so much if he were dropped off by someone else?  When my son cried, my babysitter used to take his hand to lead him to the window to "wave bye-bye to mommy" but instead lead him to a different window and point out the birds, etc and he was distracted enough to stop crying.  Good day-care providers do things like this.  If the one you are using will not cooperate with this, they probably will not give good care in other ways.

Answer 3

I would find another school....

Her being a teacher.... would know that part of social development is separation anxiety. Also how to help the child through it.

Answer 4

I run a daycare, and it should be partly her responsibility to help make the child comfortable. You could have outings to parks or playgrounds to help him ajust to playing with other children. Make sure that you shower him with love when you drop him off. A good caregiver will make him comfortable. If he is very unhappy, you should find another school. Not all children fit into all types of play schools.

I once had a child that had never been to daycare. He was terrified to start, and cried for over an hour the first three or four days. After a few weeks, he was running to the door, and having fun all day. It always takes a little time to adjust.