Bit of background: ds2 (was 3 in sept) was due to start 2 mornings per week at a local day nursery on 1st Sept. To say it did not go well is a bit of an understatement! By the 3rd session (he missed 1 due to having a temp of 39.4) he was so distressed/hysterical when I took him he vomited all over me
Had a word with the manager and we agreed we would try again after half term, well half term has come and gone and he is - if anything - more anxious/distressed about it now!!!
He even cries in his sleep about going
So, they rang today as he hasnt been back and - understandably - they are saying they need the 2 sessions for other children. Fair enough.
They wanted to know when would he be starting back and I told them that we are moving house in 4 weeks (!) but, honestly, I cant see him going after xmas, either
Thing is, I dont work outside the home so cant justify leaving a vomiting/hysterical child at nursery when he doesnt really need to be there IYSWIM? Or rather when I dont need to be anywhere.
Sigh. God, its so hard to know what to do.
Am thinking that come september next year I will have to enrol him for 5 mornings a week....that will give him a year til school and he will get used to it more quickly (?)
It was different with ds1 - who also hated pre school at first but never to the extent of being physically ill! - he went 5 mornings a week from the go but is a summer baby and so only had 18 months til he started school which made it a bit more time sensitive IMO.
Someone, anyone, got any advice???
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Advice/hand holding please! :(
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Becaroooo · 02/11/2011 14:44
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