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Post by Samantha on Apr 5, 2012 22:54:12 GMT -6
Ok, so I have decided that dd needs to go to preschool or daycare or something! I love my child, I think she's absolutely amazing.. BUT.. she is slow to speech (my diagnosis), she doesn't really play well with others, she doesn't share her favorite things and she's socially shy and hesitant with anything new or unfamiliar and if you push her or try to force her she gets emotional and angry(we are actually very much alike in these things) SO! Is my child going to be a problem child in a daycare setting? Are the providers likely to work with her? And how do you cope if your child begs and screams and cries about going to daycare? I don't want my child to be unprepared when it comes time to go to school so I feel I should get going on this.
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Post by supermommy on Apr 5, 2012 23:20:24 GMT -6
Many daycare's will work with special needs children. Are you wanting her to go to daycare to get interaction or because you need a full-time solution because you work? If it is only for interaction and learning the environment I would actually suggest early intervention, it is free and set up through the school. When she is 3 she can go to preschool through them and it is wonderful. They are specifically there to help children who need extra help. My son has a speech disorder and has been with early intervention since 18 months old. He LOVES preschool there and before didn't play well with others, barely spoke and was hesitant with everything...basically he sounds just like your daughter. If she is far from 3 then you could look into doing ECFE classes through early intervention as well.
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Post by cissy on Apr 6, 2012 6:23:31 GMT -6
If your child cries when you leave just keep walking out, alot of times the child will settle down shortly after.
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Post by danikasmom on Apr 6, 2012 6:41:53 GMT -6
All kids act differently with mom then teachers. It is also normal for them not to want to go to daycare, they like being home and home is what they know. Look for a smaller setting and that should help. If you think speech is an issue get her tested. Some kids are not talkers until they are around other kids. Sometimes other kids are great teachers for kids. Every child is unique and special and will do things in their own time and you have to do what is good for them.
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Post by bumblebee23 on Apr 6, 2012 10:41:22 GMT -6
if you find the right kind of daycare provider they should be understanding of the situation. My daycare provider would take my son screaming and throwing and fit and tell me it's ok he will be ok. He loved daycare though. She taught him so much while he was there and she had two boys the same ages as mine and I knew they where making friends so that eased my worries alot.
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Post by dara1012 on Apr 6, 2012 11:46:53 GMT -6
DS has been going to daycare since he was 4 months old and does really well. He is socially shy when he first gets somewhere even if it is something familiar, it just takes him a few minutes to come out of his shell and feel comfortable. This happens at daycare, Sunday School, swim lessons, friend's birthday parties, relative's homes. He will be 4 next week and he is still clingy in some of these situations, there isn't anything wrong with him, it's just his personality. Everyone reports to us that he does great as soon as we leave. He is the best behaved child at daycare, Sunday School and swim lessons. My niece (almost 3) is the complete opposite and will talk to strangers in the grocery store, walk up to a group of kids at the park and play with them etc. She also is more difficult to re-direct and keep close to you in public. Each child is different.
If your daughter doesn't have a diagnosed developmental delay, she probably just needs experience with the different situations. You can see if there is a preschool class or activity that you can do a trial of and see how she does. I know that Shoreview Community Center has some preschool programs that are only one night or one morning a week. Doing a preschool program that is only one or two days a week might ease her into being more social.
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Post by Samantha on Apr 6, 2012 21:54:16 GMT -6
I'd like something where I can leave her there to be supervised by someone else. Like some of you said, she acts differently for me then for others and I don't want her hiding behind me which will get really stressful for both of us. I'll look into early intervention and the preschool programs dara talked about.
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Post by sharon on Apr 6, 2012 21:57:04 GMT -6
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Post by healerarina on Apr 9, 2012 10:45:55 GMT -6
DD1 is a nightmare for DH and I. She has behavioral problems, though. However, she is amazing at preschool. They are offering full school day preschool next year, and I already enrolled her in it. (She is a cusp baby, she won't start kindergarten till 2 weeks before her 6th birthday). I will also be putting her in full day kindergarten. She needs the structure and challenge that school provides, plus her behavior improves the more she is around other kids.
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