First Day of Daycare: Getting a Toddler Ready
How do you get a toddler ready for the first day of daycare?
Visit the daycare together before the first day, practice the trip and the goodbye, pack a small bag with one familiar thing from home, and decide on a short goodbye that stays the same every day. Raising Children Network, an Australian parenting site supported by the Australian Government, suggests spending time at the new place with your child before the separation.
Ellie and Ben walk through the days before the start: practice runs at the real time of day, telling your child when you're leaving and when you'll be back, asking the…
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