my baby wil be starting day care what is best for me to do take hm there or the school bus to pick him up?

Question

im a very clinging mum thats why his going to daycare at 2yrs 6mnths

Answer 1

Appalling to think a baby under 3 years old will be in daycare. How horrible for the baby to be institutionalized for hours and hours a day-- for your benefit? Sad.

Answer 2

If you have free time in the mornings and you are not going out to work then you should take your baby to school otherwise if you do have plans then the only other option would be the bus.

Your baby will be in an environment that s/he has never been exposed to before and im sure that s/he will feel very overwhelmed by the experience which is why you need to go with your baby just to allow them to feel more comfortable.

School buses are for older children not 2year old.
When your child is older than the school bus would be more appropriate where they will be able to communicate with their peers.

Answer 3

I think it would be better for you to take him and pick him up. He's too young to be placed on a bus until he's at least 5.

My son went to nursery at one morning a week from when he was 2, and then went to 3 mornings by the time he was 3 and a half. It does them good to have contact with peers, especially if they haven't any siblings. I don't agree with putting a pre-school child into full time day care though, as children that age still need their mums to care for them most of the time. It's too much too young to be going every single day.

Answer 4

for an under 3 i'd deliver and collect from daycare yourself, they can use the bus when they are a bit older - then you are handing parental responsibility direct to the daycare staff not to a bus driver, ok when they are used to daycare and have friends the same age travelling on the bus it might be different but that's a few months away not the first few months get you and them used to the time apart gradually, try to go for 1/2 day care to start them off rather than full day (if you need full day care for work then full day it is but if you can start them for 6 months at half day all the better) if you are extremly clingy start off with every other day in 1/2 day care and build up gradually so you and your child adjust to the time apart, you get used to doing things without them in your hair and they get used to bieng with their peers

Answer 5

Mother's and clingy go hand in hand and there isnt anything wrong with that.

He should go to play groups not day care, you go with him and you play with other kids and he will get used to other children.

I can't stand when people have children then give them to others to raise. I have a friend that has done that with all her children. She didnt work yet her kids went to day care from 9am to 5pm until they reached school age. She is married so has someone that can help her if she feels tired. I am a single mum, and raised my son alone without any help (apart from my parents when I started working), he went to preschool a few hours a week and is now a great 7 year old who loves school and still has a clingy mum.

Answer 6

If you are so clingy then I suggest you take him there, drop him off, giving him a kiss..then go...short and sweet.
It does youngsters good to get away from their resp. mum and dad, they learn how to play with other kids, practice talking and singing. It is a great recreation for them. My second youngest is only 22 months and he loves it but we only send him, atm, one day a week, he looks forward to it..it is also a question of the cost.
Don't take any notice of some of the blithering idiots on here with their idiotic comments..they probably don't even have kids. I have four sons..and I know going to a play group or day care does them good as long as you can trust the establishment and the people. It is for your baby primarily and it also gives the mum a deserved rest!
You will see quickly how much more independant your baby will become and you will hear how he/she hums tunes they have been singing. It is good for the family!
Good Luck

Answer 7

If he's excited about riding the bus then take him to the bus and don't make a big deal about him leaving you alone. Make sure you express how much fun he will have at school. Don't let him see you cry! If that doesn't work, then take him to the day care yourself. Take him in, let them start showing him stuff and leave quickly, then he's less likely to be upset. Then you can hurry to the car to cry if that's what you need to do.

Answer 8

you aren't a clinging mum at all
kids today can't learn early enough how to get on with other kids, social behaviour etc
how many hours a day will the child be in day care?
i would suggest at that age to take the child to the day care if it's possible, especially to start with, and to pick him up afterwards your self...he's young enough to need to be reassured that you aren't just putting him somewhere so that you don't have to look after him
he still needs that constant reassurance that his mummy loves him

don't worry about the people here who say it's too early, it's NEVER to early

good luck
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Answer 9

A 2 1/2 year old is too young to go on a school bus.

Answer 10

I think that the first day you should take him, then maybe you could arrange to ride the bus with him the first day on the bus. After that you walking to the bus and being there when he gets off, should give him confidence and assure him that you'll always be there for him.

Answer 11

Well, if he were mine, I would take him to day care. He's 2.... he is still a baby. Times and cultures change and vary, but I took my son to school until the third grade. He rode the bus to school then, and his Father picked him up from school.