How to help my child adapt to daycare

Surely one of the hardest times for parents is to leave their child in day care for the first time, especially if he is a baby. At first, it is hard to break that bond of protection that has been created between the baby and his parents after so much time together. However, daycare is necessary for children's lives: to reinforce their social skills, it is important that they are in contact with other children and, above all, to face up to now new situations for the children. For that reason, it is advisable to have certain guidelines learned to help our child adapt to the nursery and we will reveal them to you.

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Your little one should observe that you are calm and if so, you will transmit confidence and tranquility to him too. For the little one, separating from their parents is something new but if they face it with joy and optimism, it will be much less hard. Therefore, it is important that you do a previous job at home and that your child sees you happy to go to the nursery . In no time, should you look sad or cry in farewell.

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To help our child adapt to the nursery, it is also important that we do it little by little, so the adaptation will be less brusque. For example, you can talk to the teachers so that the first day you stay in the nursery one hour, the second day two hours and the third day to the fifth, three to four hours. You will see how this gradual change is less shocking not only for the baby but for the parents.

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In some nurseries, precisely to support this hard time for parents and children, allow the first day of day care for parents to be in class with their little one. If your child sees that you talk to the teachers, that you participate in their activities and you see them relaxing in that new environment, rest assured that they will adapt themselves to the new place more easily.

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Another important moment to make the adaptation to the nursery more bearable is to involve the child in the preparation of the materials to go to the nursery . Obviously if it is a baby of 5 or 6 months, you can not do it, but if your child already has about a year and a half or two years, yes you can explain that it is necessary to prepare the uniform, the tracksuit or the backpack with the toys and colored pencils, to be able to go to the nursery.

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If your child has a toy or fetish doll that gives him peace of mind, you can explain that his doll, for example named "Pepito" is very happy to go to the nursery because there he has friends and does fun things: for example, play, learn the colors or sing songs. You can help yourself to a doll of his that allows you to explain the benefits and positive things of the nursery and also, you can put Pepito in his backpack. You will see how this detail reassures you.

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If you have any concerns regarding your child's adaptation to daycare, do not remain silent and talk to his teachers. Surely they can give you some guidelines or advice to apply and sure that in a few weeks, everything will be much more controlled. It is important that you also trust the professionals of the center.