My DD has just moved room at her nursery and she's finding it difficult. We've done absolutely everything possible to make her feel positive about the change and get her excited.
She had about 5 visits before the first day in the new room so it was quite gradual and she did quite well during those but is really missing one of her little friends in particular and keeps mentioning this other little girl who she was inseparable from.
She's saying at bedtime that she wants to go back to her old nursery room.
It's so hard to watch her feeling sad. We try to distract her but everything seems to lead back to her little friend. She’s just turned three so can’t fully explain the nuances of her feelings. She's been in the new room a few days now and is mostly getting on OK but seems to spend a lot of time following her new key worker.
I know it'll get better in time and we're pragmatic about that but she's been a bit clingy even at home for a while, waking upset in the night looking for us even before this so we're a bit concerned about how long it'll take to settle down.
Any advice on what will help? Particularly re the little friend being mentioned a lot.