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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember feeling like this when my kid was 0-3 in day care. I realized that these day care givers have Seen It All. I appeciated that and that they were SO much more knowledgeable about babies/toddlers than me. I was so anxious. So typing out something like "Your 3yo's crayon grip is within range of normal" is about all I think you can expect, and then over time you start to see that's all you *should* expect. You, as mom, are interested in like, is my 3yo's grip in the top or bottom percentile of his class?? But the day care teacher has no time for that, she is busy making sure he is fed, potty trained, stimulated, comforted, and she/the facility will let you know if someting is out of range of normal. The rest is on you.

Getting called "mom" - this really surprised me as anew mom too, but I have zero problem with it. They do at doctor's office and dentist too. They need to know Larlo's name. To them, I am Larlo's mom. OK with me. They can save mental energy to spend on Larlo, he is the one here who is being cared for.[/quote]

Oh, I wanted to add:

- your day care person wrote something more condescending than what I described above. Still though, cut them a break, their perspective is way different than yours

- where I live, kindergarteners do not take naps, but PK3 and PK4 in public school do, for maybe 30 mins (or 45 mins at the most? My kid would not nap either and they had him to rest and look at books.) And stuffed animals were definitely allowed!! So I think this "weaning off comfort object"  is not cool for pre-K.[/quote]

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