I am at my wits end trying to figure out why my daughter hates to go to nursery everyday when just a couple of months ago she loved it.
My 2 year old - started nursery 6 months ago (after having being with a childcarer for 12 months) and she settled in so easily and could not wait to go to nursery everyday. Dropping her off everyday was easy she always kissed me goodbye and was happy for me to go - never ever a fuss. She blossomed and the staff and children in her room are brilliant.
Then around Christmas time - over a period of 3 to 4 weeks the children in her room moved up to the next room (as she was the youngest she stayed) and new children from another room moved to the room she was in. Since then the past month we have to struggle to get he in the car in the morning and once inside the nursery she tries to make her way back out and often throws herself on the fall not wanting me to go - this was easily remedied and got over by the distraction of breakfast or toys in the room. However in the past week even on the way to nursery in the car she cries and says "Mommy no nursery!" all the way there. Once we are there nothing distracts her anymore or can get her to go to any of the carers in the room for a cuddle which she used to love doing. Today for example the only thing that made her even slightly happy was me reading books to her in the nursery for about 10 mins.
To top it all off - when I ask the carers when I fetch her how she was the rest of the day - they say she was fine - no fuss, happy as ever and happily plays with everyone and has a great time. I just don't understand why she hates it then first thing in the morning. All I can think of is that she has not bonded with the children in the the room like she did when she arrived. It definitely doesn't seem to be about me leaving her to go to work - just about where I am leaving her?
Any advice or ideas of things to do. Even similar stories would help.
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mumj2 · 01/03/2005 14:03
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