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Toddler separation anxiety regression

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Maghag · 15/01/2014 21:08

Dd, 2 and 4 months, was finally over her separation anxiety about a month before Xmas when I dropped her at day care (after a year). She'd wail until I was out of sight and then stop and have a grand time all day.
Since the Christmas break she's seems to have taken massive step back and is now utterly distraught when I drop her off, screaming and clinging on and crying, it's so so awful. Again doesn't last more than a couple of minutes but is terrible at the time.
To compound it there's been a change of educators in the room and a lot of her peers are transitioning up into the next room which she will be too just she's one of the last to go (something I'm not happy about).
So it's all change and I know that's hard but how can I get her to accept it again.
I can't keep crying all the way to work on the bus every morning! Help.

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EST0106 · 15/01/2014 22:12

DD is 2.7 and has been exactly the same since 2 weeks at home with us over Xmas. Crying, trying to climb over the gate to come with me/DH when dropped off. She has never got upset about being left at nursery since the first couple of days when she was only 10 months. I think it's just change they don't like. She is happy as anything when I pick her up. They assure me that it lasts but a minute and I'm sure your Dd is the same. You can always ring the nursery to check if that reassures you, it's just a phase, like everything else! X

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