Sunday, June 1, 2008

Nursery Q


Whats the trick to getting a 20 month old to be happy about nursery? Today he started crying at the end of sacrament meeting just in anticipation of being taken in there. One would think that after spending 4 years in nursery one should know the trick to getting a kid excited to go, but alas- I am stumped.

4 comments:

Kristy said...

He looks so cute! Love the pictures! And we're excited to see you soon!

Sabra said...

Seems to be a hit or miss type thing. Some kids love it, and some kids hate it! So sorry. I know we parents ALL love it! I have one more month!

Christie said...

I sure love you kimmie darlin... I love seeing the kids, but I hate that we don't see you guys enough!

Cook Zoo said...

I agree that it seems to be hit or miss. You never know how kids are going to react to things like that. We were lucky that our kids pretty much liked it. I was always careful to be real positive and excited about it when we'd talk to them. "You GET to go to nursery in two weeks. How fun!" Not "You HAVE to go to nursery." Etc. And if they'd cry when I dropped them off, my theory was to smile like there was no problem, give them a quick kiss and say "I'll pick you up when it's over." Then I'd make the quickest exit you ever saw. I think if the separation is painful, make it quick like taking off a band-aid. I liked those quick exits when I was working in nursery too. Sometimes it would just be harder for kids if parents lingered. If you're concerned about him crying, talk to his nursery teachers ahead of time (and not in his presence) and ask them to come get you if it gets to be too much for them, that way you're not coming back in if you don't need to be. Stay close if you want, but don't let him see you.

You know, it's dangerous to ask me for advice. I just don't shut up. LOL. Good luck. I'm sure you're doing great and he'll start enjoying it. I mean, I wish *I* had snacks and toys to play with at church!! What's not to like? LOL :)