Hiya,
I'm going to an orientation for kinder next week. My child is 3.5 and never been in day care and doesn't have a grandparents etc here so hasn't really been looked after by anyone else. It's a state kinder and the orientation is day one I stay with him, then next day 4 hours on their own.
I think this is too harsh. I don't have to go to work so it is supposed to be for his benefit. I am only going to leave him for 2 to 3 hours for a couple of days, just to get him used to being left before school starts when he's 5. Have any of you told them you are staying longer before leaving? I know someone who stayed for 7 weeks before leaving her child completely. I think this is emotionally healthier. What has been your experience?
I honestly don't think it's healthy to leave a crying child, I think when they are 'ok once you leave' it is just them learning to mask their emotions.