DS is 17 months and we moved areas recently and he's been going to a childminder twice a week. He's a really happy, playful little guy but has quite severe separation anxiety when me or DH are not around.
It will obviously take him some time to adjust to the change, but what concerns me is that he will take no food, milk or water whatsoever the whole time he is there. He did use to do this a bit at his previous childminders but never refused completely.
Sounds like the childminder has been trying everything they can think of. I sent some fruit pouches and snacks he likes in with him today but he refused those too, spent some time with him there last week to help him get settled in, nothing seems to have helped so far.
I've wondered if he'd prefer somewhere else but might just prolong or worsen the problem. I need to take on more days at work but this is honestly making me think twice. Has anyone else experienced this and got any advice?