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Comment on SIMPLE Valentine’s Day Photoshoot Setup by marybeth @ www.babygoodbuys.com

marybeth @ www.babygoodbuys.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:37:08 +0000

He is so sweet. I love your photos!

Comment on Bad Daycare Dropoffs – HELP! by marybeth @ www.babygoodbuys.com

marybeth @ www.babygoodbuys.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:34:45 +0000

I don’t have any new advice, other than echoing the advice of keeping your goodbye short and sweet. After all, why prolong the misery?

Comment on SIMPLE Valentine’s Day Photoshoot Setup by Nina

Nina — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:32:12 +0000

Love the last one! :) His hair grows so fast! I love that you guys keep it longer.

Comment on SIMPLE Valentine’s Day Photoshoot Setup by jbhat

jbhat — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:19:18 +0000

He is so dang cute! I love the hearts….may have to try that this year.

<3
jbhat

Comment on Bad Daycare Dropoffs – HELP! by SIMPLE Valentine’s Day Photoshoot Setup | Becoming Mom | mommy tips and photography tricks

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:46 +0000

[...] of all – I want to thank all of you who gave me advice on the daycare drop-off situation! It kind of went the same way today, but the more I think about it the more I realize that this is [...]

Comment on Bad Daycare Dropoffs – HELP! by Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:41 +0000

I have 6yr old twins, a boy and girl. The same thing happened to my son in 3yr old preschool. Eventually staying a while stopped working and the teacher needed to peel him off me. Then it turned into grabbing onto my hair and not letting go! I remember it being so frustrating and heartbreaking. What ended up working for me was placing a picture of my son and I in his pocket. We picked out the “special” picture together. I told him I will always be with him and that he ever felt sad that I wasn’t there he could look at the picture of us together. It worked like a charm! Hope this helps and hang in there. As with any phase it will get better.

Comment on Bad Daycare Dropoffs – HELP! by stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:40:16 +0000

Mom of 5 here – been there done that. It’s the age and, in my opinion, the best remedy is consistency. “Mommy is leaving. I will return as soon as I can. I love you.” Quick hug and kiss. Then leave. Simple as that! It might feel worse at first but once he learns that there is no benefit of a fit (like getting more attention) then he will stop and all will be well. Good luck. BTW, it really is this easy but it still hurts the heart like nothing else. Hang in there.

Comment on Bad Daycare Dropoffs – HELP! by Lisa E

Lisa E — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:28:26 +0000

I am wondering since he has seen you go through the process of getting pregnant (going to dr appt’s, seeing your husband give you shots, etc) if he just doesn’t want to leave you. Maybe he feels that you need him or that you are hurting. I am not sure, this is just my first thought. Kids are amazing and they are little sponges and can be so emotional.

Comment on Bad Daycare Dropoffs – HELP! by Christy

Christy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:18:52 +0000

Is he maybe feeling the stress of you guys packing up the house? His house and his parents are his security and if anything changes with any of that, he will definitely feel it, whether he understands it or not.

The best thing to do is leave abruptly at drop off. Don’t give him the opportunity to try and negotiate your leaving while he stays. I know it’s hard and you want to know that he’s happy when you leave, but most kids snap right out of it once Mommy has gone. It’s a lot harder on you to leave him in tears. Staying won’t make it better for him, just worse. Dragging out good-bye only feeds his emotions. Show him a big smile and some confidence as you leave and you’ll teach him that everything is just fine and you’ll be back in a couple of hours after he’s had fun with his friends.

Comment on Bad Daycare Dropoffs – HELP! by Lourdes

Lourdes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:40:08 +0000

Hmmm…sounds like great advice already. For us, when this has happened, it’s usually been due to being on the verge of coming down with a cold or something or sleep issues.

But my other instinct is to ask if by chance something may be going on at school with another child or teacher? We’ve had a couple of incidents with another boy who has bitten him in the past, and when that happened or even when the other boy was a bit too exuberant with him or aggressive, Wesley has given me a hard time in the mornings. Also when one of his teachers was out for a while on a family emergency, he was impossible to drop off. Any chance you could ask the teachers if anything like that has been going on?