I'm a sahm of 2 yr old ds who's pretty clingy, and I'm starting to wonder if I've actually done him a disservice by staying at home with him rather than going back to work and having him in nursery. Until very recently we lived quite far from family and he was never left with anyone else. This also meant he didn't see his cousins much either and although we went to a toddler group he didn't have a lot of close contact with other kids. At the moment when I go and visit my parents he follows me around, hanging on to my skirt, and even though we see them at least once a week, it always takes him ages to be happy around them every time. I have the option to send him to playgroup a few mornings a week, which might help, but I'm not sure if he's ready for it. I think he would scream the place down if I left him. I also find I worry about whether I've done him out of fun at nursery as although I spend a lot of time with him, there's not much in the way of activities going on here, I don't know what to do with him for ten hours a day sometimes, but maybe that's another thread...
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Have I made a mistake by staying at home with ds?
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KleineMaus · 16/10/2008 21:34
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