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Ok, I have already termed this child, but I still need to get thru the next week +. I have a 2 yo dcg who I believe has been stunted by the last daycare she was in. They treated her like a 6 month old baby. Carried her, held her to feed her or let her walk around to eat. Didn't feed her square meals. Let her walk around with her blankie and paci all the time.
The only other child in this daycare was a baby who didn't really interact with her, so she has no idea what the concept of sharing is (and I know this is tough for children of this age, but she is severe). So, as a result of this last daycare, she will not sit and eat, so she doesn't eat or really drink much here.
She won't do anything without her blanket or paci, so she sits in a chair 90% of the time. I have tried easing her in by allowing the blanket to be on the gate that gates off our toddler play area and if anyone touches or acts as though they will touch it she flips out and gets physical or tries to with the other child. So, I had to make her an area to sit in away from the other kids in which she can sit with her blanket and paci.
She refuses to play without it. Refuses. And I can't allow one child to have a blanket and not the others. And I do not want other kids hurt by her, or other kids to wipe noses on it or etc, so I am not willing to budge on that. So do I just have her sit for the duration if she chooses to? Also, nap. Nap is miserable. She must nap in whatever room I am in because she won't stay in a bed or on a mat if she is in another room. And she climbs out of pnp's. Unless I do NOTHING during nap, no tv, no lunch, no movement, she won't sleep. And even if she does sleep, she will only sleep for about 20 mins and then it is a nightmare to keep her quiet for the rest of hte tiime for the other kids to sleep.
The mom knows ALL of this. It is the reason I let them go. I care for this child, and I advised the mom to put her in a small daycare or hire a nanny. She has enrolled her in a center! I don't know how that is going to work. I am a small daycare, and she is so disruptive. I can't imagine how she will be in a center! I hope it is just the change she needs, or that something clicks fast. But in the meantime, I have 6 days to go after today. Any advice?
The only other child in this daycare was a baby who didn't really interact with her, so she has no idea what the concept of sharing is (and I know this is tough for children of this age, but she is severe). So, as a result of this last daycare, she will not sit and eat, so she doesn't eat or really drink much here.
She won't do anything without her blanket or paci, so she sits in a chair 90% of the time. I have tried easing her in by allowing the blanket to be on the gate that gates off our toddler play area and if anyone touches or acts as though they will touch it she flips out and gets physical or tries to with the other child. So, I had to make her an area to sit in away from the other kids in which she can sit with her blanket and paci.
She refuses to play without it. Refuses. And I can't allow one child to have a blanket and not the others. And I do not want other kids hurt by her, or other kids to wipe noses on it or etc, so I am not willing to budge on that. So do I just have her sit for the duration if she chooses to? Also, nap. Nap is miserable. She must nap in whatever room I am in because she won't stay in a bed or on a mat if she is in another room. And she climbs out of pnp's. Unless I do NOTHING during nap, no tv, no lunch, no movement, she won't sleep. And even if she does sleep, she will only sleep for about 20 mins and then it is a nightmare to keep her quiet for the rest of hte tiime for the other kids to sleep.
The mom knows ALL of this. It is the reason I let them go. I care for this child, and I advised the mom to put her in a small daycare or hire a nanny. She has enrolled her in a center! I don't know how that is going to work. I am a small daycare, and she is so disruptive. I can't imagine how she will be in a center! I hope it is just the change she needs, or that something clicks fast. But in the meantime, I have 6 days to go after today. Any advice?
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