DD (4) is a new kid since going back to daycare

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Anonymous wrote:What a lovely, uplifting thread. So glad for all of your littles. We just found out our 3.5 yr old's preschool will be opening back up and I can't wait. He really needs school and friends and structure.

Anything that your daycares have done that have been great, both in terms of helping kids adjust to changes and keeping everyone safe? Interested in lessons learned.

Mine is part of a pod of 4 kids that are close to the same age and we know the parents are all being careful. Temperature checks in the AM and at nap time. That helps a lot in keeping us feeling safe.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids are reacting to being away from their parents. Not a good sign.

Stop being an idiot. It’s developmentally normal for a 4 year old to want to be with friends plus depending on where you live there may not be many outdoor play opportunities at home.

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If they are practicing social distancing, teachers are not required to wear masks outside.

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4 year olds should not be napping. If they are happier at school, you need to change home to make her happier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:4 year olds should not be napping. If they are happier at school, you need to change home to make her happier.

Hahaha I’m 34 and I still nap. She’s napping bc she is getting exhausted from running around. They call it quiet time.

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Anonymous wrote:Just saw my neighborhood daycare provider herding 15 kids with two helpers for a walk. None of the adults were wearing a mask. It was a scary sight. The kids are too small to understand how to protect themselves.

We are going to see another outbreak from here. Maybe, kids are not contagious but adults definately are. Also, the parents who were dropping their kids were not social distancing or wearing masks.

No kids at my child’s daycare wear masks, and only a few of teachers wear mask. I evaluate & decide to take this risk after staying home miserably
with him for 4 months. My office is planning to call me to back to work soon, so it is not like I have much choice. And, I admit that I am not fit for being a stay at home or homeschool mom, too challenging for me. We do practice social distancing, other than sending him to daycare, everyone stays at home all the time for now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids are reacting to being away from their parents. Not a good sign.

Stop being an idiot. It’s developmentally normal for a 4 year old to want to be with friends plus depending on where you live there may not be many outdoor play opportunities at home.

Some people on these boards live in some bizarro universe where it is normal for young children to be exclusively in the care of their mothers 24/7 until they 5. In the history of the world, this is not normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a lovely, uplifting thread. So glad for all of your littles. We just found out our 3.5 yr old's preschool will be opening back up and I can't wait. He really needs school and friends and structure.

Anything that your daycares have done that have been great, both in terms of helping kids adjust to changes and keeping everyone safe? Interested in lessons learned.

Mine is part of a pod of 4 kids that are close to the same age and we know the parents are all being careful. Temperature checks in the AM and at nap time. That helps a lot in keeping us feeling safe.

That’s cute, but half of hospitalized patients don’t have a fever. And obviously asymptomatic cases don’t have one either. It’s just COVID security theatre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just saw my neighborhood daycare provider herding 15 kids with two helpers for a walk. None of the adults were wearing a mask. It was a scary sight. The kids are too small to understand how to protect themselves.

We are going to see another outbreak from here. Maybe, kids are not contagious but adults definately are. Also, the parents who were dropping their kids were not social distancing or wearing masks.

No kids at my child’s daycare wear masks, and only a few of teachers wear mask. I evaluate & decide to take this risk after staying home miserably
with him for 4 months. My office is planning to call me to back to work soon, so it is not like I have much choice. And, I admit that I am not fit for being a stay at home or homeschool mom, too challenging for me. We do practice social distancing, other than sending him to daycare, everyone stays at home all the time for now.

Kids aren’t driving this outbreak. Don’t worry. The teachers are safer at work than you will be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:4 year olds should not be napping. If they are happier at school, you need to change home to make her happier.

Please take your anger and vitriol elsewhere. You are the one who seems very unhappy and I'm sure your children are too, considering they are with you 24/7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:4 year olds should not be napping. If they are happier at school, you need to change home to make her happier.

Not all 4 year olds sleep at daycare. They are also allowed to do quiet activities like reading.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids are reacting to being away from their parents. Not a good sign.

Stop being an idiot. It’s developmentally normal for a 4 year old to want to be with friends plus depending on where you live there may not be many outdoor play opportunities at home.

Some people on these boards live in some bizarro universe where it is normal for young children to be exclusively in the care of their mothers 24/7 until they 5. In the history of the world, this is not normal.

Yep, kids at 4 years old are old enough to engage in collaborative play with peers and appreciate the school setting, something you can't really get at home. I had an energetic, super involved SAHM and a sibling close in age and even then I remember loving PreK-4 and meeting new friends and being part of a class and feeling grown up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:4 year olds should not be napping. If they are happier at school, you need to change home to make her happier.

Please take your anger and vitriol elsewhere. You are the one who seems very unhappy and I'm sure your children are too, considering they are with you 24/7.

Coal calling the kettle black. In a nutshell.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids are reacting to being away from their parents. Not a good sign.

Stop being an idiot. It’s developmentally normal for a 4 year old to want to be with friends plus depending on where you live there may not be many outdoor play opportunities at home.

Some people on these boards live in some bizarro universe where it is normal for young children to be exclusively in the care of their mothers 24/7 until they 5. In the history of the world, this is not normal.

Yep, kids at 4 years old are old enough to engage in collaborative play with peers and appreciate the school setting, something you can't really get at home. I had an energetic, super involved SAHM and a sibling close in age and even then I remember loving PreK-4 and meeting new friends and being part of a class and feeling grown up.

Did you pitch a fit every day you were at home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just saw my neighborhood daycare provider herding 15 kids with two helpers for a walk. None of the adults were wearing a mask. It was a scary sight. The kids are too small to understand how to protect themselves.

We are going to see another outbreak from here. Maybe, kids are not contagious but adults definately are. Also, the parents who were dropping their kids were not social distancing or wearing masks.

No kids at my child’s daycare wear masks, and only a few of teachers wear mask. I evaluate & decide to take this risk after staying home miserably
with him for 4 months. My office is planning to call me to back to work soon, so it is not like I have much choice. And, I admit that I am not fit for being a stay at home or homeschool mom, too challenging for me. We do practice social distancing, other than sending him to daycare, everyone stays at home all the time for now.

Kids aren’t driving this outbreak. Don’t worry. The teachers are safer at work than you will be.

Yup I’m way more nervous about DH bringing it home than my kid. He’s in a cubicle setting with fake poster board partitions recycled air and they are suddenly going from 50/50 rotations to everyone back at once. Nuts.