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Happy (Almost) New Year. Former daycare teacher. Soon to be grandma. Sooooo. I’m giving my child ALL the info I can gather about being a good daycare parent. So far baby won’t even start until 7 to 9 mos old. ( Mommy and Daddy have a lot of maternity leave plus family nearby to help out in the early months ). Of course, with my past experience in the daycare world, I have a lot of suggestions and advice. Buuuut…. It’s been a few years since I have worked in that field. We do keep up on the latest safety issues. My child is very safety conscious, but not overbearing. Does anyone have any other advice I can pass along ? ( baby is due in about 2 weeks, so daycare won’t start until late summer. Yes, they already have there name on 2 waiting lists, since they are too early to really get a spot ).
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Mimi2b be sure your daughter reads ALL the policies and FOLLOWS them to a T. If they say don't bring xyz then don't because these daycares have rules from the state they have to follow!!!!Christy Sewell -
First time grandparent here as well…I told my daughter to make sure she “trains” baby to sleep like they will at daycare. Sleep sack, laid down while awake and background noise….Originally posted by Mimi2b View Post
No co-sleeping, used to having floor time and not wanting to be held/worn 24/7
Congrats on becoming a new grandparent! It’s awesome!!Comment
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This!!! I have one that co sleeps, is held a lot, and is not given the chance to self soothe and he is incredibly difficult for me to care for! He cries on and off all day long, follows me non stop wanting me to pick him up, and is nearly impossible to get to sleep without me having to sit right next to him and pat his back. He is 2 1/2.
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Thanks for those tips. Funny story, she has a dog who goes to doggie day care from time to time. One time she didn’t bring him because his eye was weepy, another time because he had an itchy paw and she didn’t want them to have to keep on eye on that. I think she’s going to be really good about keeping baby home when not feeling well. My biggest concern is baby starting so late in infancy. I know that’s a tough time for a little one to adjust. I did mention the sleeping in daycare vs sleeping at home, how it’s different. Also, does not want to co-sleep, although she is a little crunchy. ( no electronic toys, no screens until 2, Montessori type toys. ). They are 100 💯 pro-vacinne, want baby to learn to sleep on their own, want baby to get used to lots of different people,etc. Sp I think they are on the right path.Comment
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Sounds like she is on the right track. My grandbaby is 9 months today and has zero issues with new people and has a wonderful nap routine because of all the things you mentioned. My DD has exposed her to others regularly so baby is used to "strangers" as well as mom leaving from time to time. My DD is similar as in asks for no battery toys and no social media pics. Wants Montessori toys and no screen time for baby which I absolutely support! My DD is also pro-vax and has no desire to wear her baby, co-sleep or do any type of new fangled parenting trend. Just wants to be a parent and raise a healthy, happy, polite and responsible child. Also since babies tend to take their cues and feed off mom's attitude etc, I am sure your grandchild will adjust to care easily since it seems you daughter has a great approach as to how she will parent. -
BC, my great-nieces were all treated as you posted, however since the oldest has learned to talk and is almost 3 and an attituded self-sufficient child (which I partly like), however, she tells her mom 'no' all the time or just looks at her mom when she's been redirected or told to do something or corrected from bad behavior and it drives me nuts.....she doesn't do this at daycare and my niece has a hard time believing this; my niece can't even get her to take a nap....we've been closed since Dec. 23 and my niece told me yesterday 'good luck with nap' and I told her ' I'm NOT worried about nap as all kids may NOT nap but they WILL respect nap-time and act accordingly'. It is a two-year old power struggle and she is WINNING!!!! My niece had to work in the house due to no internet at hers a while back so I had her come to daycare room during nap and she was stunned and told her hubs that 'aunt xxxx' has a 'spell' on her daycare kids. LOL NOPE no 'spell', just STRUCTURE with CONSISTENCY!!!! Great-niece is NOT a terrible child at all, she just does, like anyone else, and tests the boundaries; this is only the beginning so my niece is in for an awakening!!!
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