TEARY-EYED TODDLERS: DEALING WITH DETACHMENT
Seeing your cute little toddlers with tears as you drop them off at a playschool is among the hardest experiences in parenting. Despite the pain in being detached from them for a few hours, it’s an experience which any parent must go through in order to get their kids acclimatised to fresh environments. Here are some of those steps which make those playschool drops, much easier:
- Make your toddlers see new people and environments on a frequent basis. This helps them understand that this introduction is a part of life.
- Assure your little ones that they are in safe hands regardless of separation. This gives them confidence that they have people to look after them while you’re away for the day.
- Ensure that those drops are swift. This will help your toddlers take a look around and slowly acclimatize to the new environment while being assured that you will come back for them.
- Once you leave, it’s important to make sure that you avoid coming back to see them again. This makes detachment a mammoth task and you will end up seeing your toddlers cry.
- Stick to your words. By assuring your kids that you will be back to pick them up at a particular time, it’s a promise you have to keep. This ensures that your kids do not start kicking and screaming when you don’t show up.
Overall, detachment can show how much your kids love you and provides an opportunity for them to see new places and folks. It’s a phase that every parent goes through and is mandatory for healthy parenting.
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