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Offline mooker

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Almost 2 year old starting nursery
« on: April 09, 2013, 22:16:39 pm »
Hi,

Please feel free to move me as I wasn't sure where to post.

My LO will be 2 in May and is due to start nursery next week. He's only going to be going 2 mornings a week 9am-12 but he has never been left with anyone apart from me and DH.

Do you have any tips for settling in? The nursery said I can stay as long as I want with him but I'm not sure on how to do it. I know he's going to find it difficult because even when I'm out at soft play/at a friends and I have to change his baby brother he always wants to come with me.

He's generally been a great sleeper 7-7:30pm - 7:30am but one of the things I'm dreading is it sending his sleep upside down!

I don't have to return to work or anything so do you think I'm putting him in unnecessarily? I just thought it would be good for him to start socialising and spend more time around other children? However, I'm starting to have doubts already. My friends who all have their children in nursery said it will be great for him.

what are your thoughts?

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Re: Almost 2 year old starting nursery
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2013, 16:06:23 pm »
If you're not ready and don't feel he's ready, you don't need to put him in nursery.  Can you find some mommy and me groups to take him to for some socialization?  The weather is getting nice (at least here, not sure where you are) and even just hanging at the park with other kids would be good.

JMHO, I don't think there is a need to push kids into a daycare situation at this age.  My dd1 was 3.5 years when I dropped her off for the first time for anything for that length of time.


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Re: Almost 2 year old starting nursery
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2013, 18:56:56 pm »
When I took ds to nursery for settling in sessions I tried to just be around, and let the staff pull him in to the activities they had set up with the other kids. Didn't take long for him to get interested!

I have worked since he was nine months so have needed childcare (previously he was with a childminder) but even without needing it I can see the good that it has done for my kid. More sociable, loves to share and take turns, exposure to different people and activities than he's had with me. Now he's at school he is in after school club a couple of days a week and it has had a huge effect on him fitting in to the school as a whole - he has kids older than him come up outside of school and greet him, hug him, want to play with him etc. So if I were to stop working now I'd find a way for him to still get to 'club'!
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Re: Almost 2 year old starting nursery
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2013, 12:24:29 pm »
I don't think you are putting him in unnecessarily..but do you? If you think he and you are ready then go for it. DS started nursery at 2 for 2 mornings and he loved it after an initial settling in period. He was totally ready for it and tbh needed the extra stimulation nursery gave him as he has always been a very bright, older than his age kid. DD will start at 2 years, 3 months and again I think she will be ready for it. I don't work so technically they do not NEED to go but I feel they are ready and I am too. You do what you feel is right, if you want to keep him with you then there are lots of classes you could do instead.




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