Why does my 2yr old daughter scream every time we leave her at daycare or with a grandparent?

Question

Why does my 2yr old daughter scream every time we leave her at daycare or with a grandparent?

Answer 1

She is strong relationship with the parents more than anyone else that's why she screams. Or maybe she doesn't like the grandparents or daycare. She just loves you =] She wants to be close to you.

Answer 2

She may have separation anxiety. She may have a fear that you will not return to get her.

Answer 3

as a mother of 2 and one more on the way I can say it is simply a stage of wanting to be clingy, my daughter used to do it as well as my son when i left them in any daycare, but after a few minutes of screaming and realizing they weren't going to get their way, they got distracted and went about playing and were fine, now i would say if she is screaming for hours and hours until you get back, then it may be a time to look into matters further, meaning, why is she so uncomfortable. but if she is fine after a few minutes, 30 or so. then there is nothing to worry about, its a stage all of us parents deal with and its heart breaking, but they get over it and so will you. if we let them have their way every time they screamed, they would never learn the boundaries and you, I'm afraid, would never get to feel good about work or the time to yourself that we as parents need to survive.

Answer 4

i use to work at a daycare and when the kids were dropped off in my class they always threw a fit. but once i began to keep them busy everything was fine. she is going to do that regardless its normal but she will grow out of it. dont worry she is ok

Answer 5

Simple... she is attached to the mom or the dad to much.

Answer 6

She is spoiled and doesn't get the same attention at daycare that she does with you.

That, or she has separation anxiety, which is common in most children under 5 years old.

Answer 7

It could be separtion anxioty. What I did in those cases I would tell my child that I was leaving and I'd say when I would return even though they have no concept of time it help that they know you will return. When I picked her up I would make a big production and act excited to see my child and say how happy I was to pick her up. It's eases the situation.

Answer 8

because she loves her parents and doesn't want to stay with anyone else. she's attached and when you have to leave her with someone else she freaks out. its natural for kids to be that way to an extent. she should grow out of it, or get used to being with other people.

Answer 9

She wants to be with you. I suggest giving her a teddy bear to comfort her.

Answer 10

She has become dependant on her parents. Many kids cry when they are left at daycare. They will grow out of it.