Daycare & Separation
Separation can be hard even when childcare is safe and nurturing. Predictable handovers, honest language and a calm reunion ritual help children learn that caregivers leave and return.
Help your child trust both goodbye and reunion
A brief confident goodbye is usually kinder than disappearing or repeatedly restarting the farewell.
- How to Prepare a Toddler for Starting Daycare
- Daycare Drop-Off Crying: What Parents Can Do
- How Long Does Daycare Adjustment Usually Take?
- What to Say to a Child Who Does Not Want to Go to Daycare
- How to Create a Calm Daycare Morning Routine
- Should You Sneak Away at Daycare Drop-Off?
- How to Build a Goodbye Ritual for Daycare
- What to Do When Your Child Cries at Pickup Too
- Daycare vs Nanny: Questions Parents Can Use to Decide
- How to Choose a Daycare for a Young Child
- Questions to Ask Before Enrolling Your Child in Daycare
- How to Help a Shy Child Adjust to Daycare
- How to Help a Highly Active Child Adjust to Daycare
- Daycare Nap Problems: How Parents Can Respond
- Daycare Eating Changes: Why Children May Eat Differently There
- How to Handle Daycare Behaviour Changes at Home
- Why Children May Melt Down After Daycare
- How to Stay Connected With Your Child When They Spend Long Hours in Care
- Changing Daycares: How to Prepare Your Child
- Returning to Daycare After a Long Break