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spoiled 2 year old starting daycare soon?

i'm starting a new job soon at a daycare. until now, i've been a SAHM with my just turned 2 year old son. he's an only child, and spoiled - very picky about food (he only eats crackers, potatoes and applesauce - everything else is "yucky"), and naptime (he takes good naps, but only for me, and only in his own bed. when we visit grandparents, he gets very upset and screams at naptime)

other than that, he really is a good kid, easy-going, well tempered, well mannered (please and thankyou, apologizing without being asked if he accidentally does something wrong or knocks over another kid while playing chase).

he's never been in daycare before. he's been away from me with sitters, even overnight, and for a couple weeks when i had a military reserve obligation, and he's fine with that - no seperation anxiety... but i'm worried about everything else as soon as he starts full-time daycare. i've been trying to work with him on things, and i know that i've made some mistakes (it's no one elses fault but mine that he's spoiled about some things) but i need some advice about how to get him ready for this, and some info on what i should expect?

thanks in advance, and please no nasty answers about how i shouldn't have spoiled him.

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  • 10 years ago
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    I'll tell you one thing... kids are incredibly smart about what flies where....

    My daughter is 2 1/2. She has been going to daycare part-time for a while. My daughter has always expected me to lay next to her (and when she was a baby nurse her) to sleep. At daycare, she just lies down at nap time and goes to sleep for a couple of hours. No drama! I don't know if it just because I indulge her (I don't mind) or because at daycare she just follows the other kids.

    If you're going to a good daycare, they'll help you through this and I wouldn't worry about it too much until it actually is a problem! He might be fine.

  • 10 years ago

    Most kids that age will cry etc for the first week or two anyway. They all need time to adjust to the new routine and surroundings. It might be a rough couple weeks but in time he'll make friends and get use to it all and will be fine.

    Source(s): My son started daycare at 2 and he loves it. He's 4 now in PreK.
  • 10 years ago

    He'll be find he might cry for a little bit but once he see all the toys and other kids he can play with he'll be fine. I've seen this first hand. my high school and a daycare program for students and we had a preschool.

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