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Tips for transitioning a stay-at-home child to day care 8 Articles

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    by Tammy Lee White

    Relinquishing the care of your child to a stranger is one of the hardest things a parent can do. Going back to work after maternity leave is a difficult time and you don't want to have to worry about your children! Prepa...read more

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    by Rachel Mcclain

    Being a stay-at-home mom is not a choice we can all afford to make and transitioning a child from a full day home with parents into a half, or even full days on site with someone else is something that many families have t...read more

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    by Phronesis

    A stay-at-home child will never stay at home for ever. Society, through the help of nature, has designed it that at a particular time, the child must be allowed to mingle with his peers. It is a part of his growth and deve...read more

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    by Isabella

    Going from a stay at home mother to a working one is difficult. You feel guilty about leaving your child with complete strangers and worry about them constantly. Children are very susceptible, they will pick up on your anx...read more

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    by Andrea Tworek

    Sending your child to daycare after having stayed at home with him or her will be one of the toughest things you as a parent will ever have to do. You will likely feel a sense of disappointment and loss at not being able ...read more

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    by R.L Hanlon

    Your child has developed a very close bond with you since birth. You've rarely spent more than an hour away from them, developing the secure and loving attachments children and parents should develop. But there comes...read more

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    by Krishna Shanmukh

    There will be so many hesitations in every parent before joining their kid in a day care center. We generally think about their behavior outside home, their way of adopting the day care environment, their food habits, etc,...read more

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    by Callista Meyer

    Here I am speaking from a personal experience. I was a stay at home mom doing all the great mom things with all my time devoted to my lil angel son. That dreaded day did come though, of when i had to send him off to daycar...read more

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