Brookline Daycare Tips

Separation anxiety is common—and perfectly normal—when children head off to a preschool in Boston or elsewhere or even Boston family daycare in someone’s home for the first time, especially for a child who has always been at home with a parent. Experts say that parents need to understand that it is just another developmental stage that their child is going through. Even so, most parents find it to be an emotional and perhaps difficult time and wonder how they should handle their child’s separation anxiety.

One tip that works for most children, especially those who are shy or have difficulty handling new situations, is to talk to your child in advance. Explain where she is going, e.g., a children’s daycare program in Boston and why, as well as what activities she’ll be engaged in at “school”. Make it fun and emphasize that she’ll be playing with new friends. Sometimes allowing the child to take a small object from home, a small stuffed animal for example, to their Boston preschool, Boston day care center, or a Boston day care program with them can help make the transition from home to preschool easier.

Another thing parents can do is to meet up with a few other parents and their preschool children before the school year starts so their child already knows one or two kids. Don’t be afraid to ask the staff at the Boston preschool or Boston child care center for ideas as well. After all, they are experts and dealing separation anxiety is part of their job.