Put here for traffic really, I have a 3 year old son who is a really chilled out, relaxed kid in all other aspects of life, except the morning routine on a nursery day.
If he doesn’t want his breakfast, he will scream, at the top of his lungs, at 7am.
Doesn’t want to get dressed? One man screaming choir. Doesn’t want to put on his shoes? I’m dodging kicks. Doesn’t want to walk to the bus stop (which is 3 minutes up the road), I have to carry him near enough upside down while he screams the whole way there. At the bus stop, it’s the same, having to hold him so he doesn’t hurt himself while he screams. He will then scream for the bus journey.
Once we get to nursery, a switch is flipped and he’s a different child, he loves it! He was fine before when he did half days, but since starting full time hours (He’s there half 8 until 5) it’s a battle in the morning and I find myself anxious the whole night before and in tears in the morning. I’m feeling like a really weak parent, I work in the week and I’m understanding seperation anxiety and if he absolutely hated nursery itself I’d consider differently but I can’t not work my hours because of a 40 minute tantrum every morning. It’s been 2 months of this.
Currently we’re trying a sticker chart for his behavior in the morning, but it really is setting off my anxiety attacks and I’m avoiding the whole thing by getting taxi’s there every morning, which adds up and then makes bus journeys even harder. Is this a phase? How long did anyone else’s toddler have this phase? I’m lost on how to help him with it 