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[quote=Anonymous]I would not extend nanny's hours -- that will only prolong the transition, which must happen eventually.

I would plan a couple "dates" with the nanny (if she's down) where she and he do something special together on their own. Could be on a weekday after he finishes school (one of you would take the afternoon off to take the baby), or you could schedule something on a weekend (could see if she'd be willing to trade out a morning from during the week for a Saturday morning or something). Plan it, put it on the calendar, etc. Maybe do something like that ever couple weeks or once a month so that he can maintain this bond with his nanny.

I think extending her hours to accommodate his requests is an untenable situation that just kicks the can down the road. I think the goal should be to help him acclimate to his new schedule (he will settle in at school and that will help lessen how much he misses the nanny and being home) and to teach him that people come in and out of your life but there are ways to maintain those relationships without demanding that things stay exactly the same. Teaching this to him now will help him in the future as he deals with other transitions and shifts in his relationships with teachers, friends, neighbors, his family, etc.[/quote]

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