While some daycares aren’t great for toddlers, others are quite good for toddlers and the children enjoy being there. The child may even enjoy it to the point where the child misses daycare while at home.
This article is a look into what you need to know if your toddler misses daycare.
Toddler misses daycare:
Children generally prefer being at home with their family, but, children can adjust to different environments as well, like adjusting to being at daycare.
You may find that your toddler actually misses being at daycare, here is what you need to know as a parent if your child is going through this:
Toddler enjoying daycare:
While your baby may initially express negative emotions when it comes to being at daycare, because they are away from the parents and family members, once these negative emotions wear off your child may seem to enjoy daycare.
Your toddler may ask when they’re going back to see their friends or daycare teachers while at home, this is a sign that they miss daycare.
What to do:
While a child missing daycare may seem unnatural this can sometimes happen and it happens to a lot of kids.
You can help make your child feel better about being at home until they can get back to daycare, do this by scheduling playdates with your child’s friends from daycare, this will get your toddler back to feeling social with their friends
If you can’t get your child’s friends over consider taking your child to a nearby kids’ park where they can socialize with other kids of their age
The daycare may also have more variety when it comes to tasks and activities. If your child misses daycare because of this reason then you can give them more toys to play with at the house or you can do different fun activities with your child to get them to enjoy being at home.
Pick toys that your daycare has, like bean bags or puzzles, so your toddler feels like they are at daycare.
If your child likes the high-energy feel of the daycare then you can play some high-energy music in your home and allow your child to play with you and run around.
Adjustment to and from the daycare can be a lot for toddlers so getting your child adjusted to being home after they’ve adjusted to being in daycare can take some time, but, don’t worry, your child should get used to being home soon enough, give your child grace during this process.
