My favorite thing about the first day of kinder was the contrast between the kids who had been in daycare and knew how to play with kids the same age, and the kids who had clearly never been apart from a parent.
The daycare kids were all "bye daddy/mummy" and off to play with kids in one corner, while the others were a wailing mess. Until their parents actually left and they wandered off to the fun corner with the other kids.
I wish I took a photo of the row of mums outside the classroom, standing on the bench peering in the high window at their kids. They were also crying, having never been apart from their babies. It was sweet.
You've done well. Daycare is crazy expensive, but it is worth it for so many reasons. It is good for both of you.
Oh 100% worth it. He is already babbling so much more than he was before he started. He's probably one of the younger ones in the room so I think its probably doing him some good to see the other kids up and moving around.
He's going to pick up every plague and pestilence ever from that hive of disease. He'll bring them home and probably make you sick, also. It's not going to seem like it at the time, but this is also likely a good thing.
With the caveat that I am not a qualified medical professional by any stretch of the imagination: I believe that the earlier that we are introduced to the assorted regular viruses and colds etc, the better our immune systems will be taught to fight them off, yes.
I assume this is a given if your kid is in daycare, but the above is a compliment to a proper vaccination programme, not an alternative to it.
My favorite thing about the first day of kinder was the contrast between the kids who had been in daycare and knew how to play with kids the same age, and the kids who had clearly never been apart from a parent.
The daycare kids were all "bye daddy/mummy" and off to play with kids in one corner, while the others were a wailing mess. Until their parents actually left and they wandered off to the fun corner with the other kids.
I wish I took a photo of the row of mums outside the classroom, standing on the bench peering in the high window at their kids. They were also crying, having never been apart from their babies. It was sweet.
You've done well. Daycare is crazy expensive, but it is worth it for so many reasons. It is good for both of you.
Oh 100% worth it. He is already babbling so much more than he was before he started. He's probably one of the younger ones in the room so I think its probably doing him some good to see the other kids up and moving around.
He's going to pick up every plague and pestilence ever from that hive of disease. He'll bring them home and probably make you sick, also. It's not going to seem like it at the time, but this is also likely a good thing.
Oh he's 10 steps ahead of you there. We're all crook thanks to him. Do you reckon our immune systems get better as a result too?
With the caveat that I am not a qualified medical professional by any stretch of the imagination: I believe that the earlier that we are introduced to the assorted regular viruses and colds etc, the better our immune systems will be taught to fight them off, yes.
I assume this is a given if your kid is in daycare, but the above is a compliment to a proper vaccination programme, not an alternative to it.
Of course. I sort of hated when the MCH nurse asked us about vaccines as if we were gonna argue with her or say no, but I guess they get that a lot.