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[quote=Anonymous]Almost 3 year old DD lives with my inlaws since she was 3 months old, and she lives with us every weekends & holidays. We live 3 hours away, and we did have our valid reasons why we do that way (sorry, does not want to get into details). We are finally stabilized with jobs & everything, so DD is coming to live with us in less than a month, and she will go to full day daycare/preschool when we work. I am both excited but nervous about the transitions for all of us.

She is a sensitive child, picky eater, and is a bit spoiled. We are used to give way to her almost everything (what she wants to do & what she wants to eat) because I feel bad for her that she can only stay with us on weekends. And, grandparents also spoil her a lot too because she is the only grandchild. When DD moves back with us, I & DH are determined to change the house rules for good, more strict to her & want to change her picky eater diet. And, we will also work on her potty training (still in diaper) & sleep training (she needs cosleep) too. I don't even know how to change the house rules in a less dramatic way for her not to be upset? I can foresee that there will be a lot of drama & crying & struggles at our house, and I bet she would be super upset & feel unloved because of all changes. It would be the first time she goes to daycare, so it would be a lot of  crying & insecurities involved. For me & DH, we have to figure out how to do the evening routine during the workdays, morning routine to get her prep for daycare, and also prepare her individual dinner meal. As time coming close, I am actually nervous about this transition. I know that I would survive at the end, but just does not have a lot of confidence to handle the situation well among of us during the tough transitions period. Thinking of that right now already gives me headache. Any helpful tips to share would be appreciated. thanks! [/quote]

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