we've arranged for him to attend a childcare near our house for 3 days a week (mon-wed).
dont have the heart to send him for full 5 days so he will continue to go my mum's place every thurs & fri.
so this week is the first week!
i took 3 days off just to 陪太子读书!
together, we attended the childcare for 3 half-day this week.
started with half-days to ease him into the routine...
day 1 (mon):
ah long and we both joined him at class. with us around, he was at his best.
he greeted the teachers, was at ease with all the kiddos around him.
he was mad with joy with all the new toys around him and the indoor playground made available to him.
oh, and he got to watch 30mins of barney. a luxury to him! heh.
until its time for us to head home at 1230pm, he said no(!).
what a good start.
looking at the pet fish with interest in the toddlers' section
playing with the many toys there.
Day 2:
i decided to start to "disappear". of cos, doing it the right way.
after his breakfast at 845pm, i told him that mummy is going to work.
will he be guai guai and stay in school till i come and fetch him later?
he said yes, and i started to walk away to the playground area.
within ear shot but out of his sight.
within 3 minutes, he realised im not around, he dashed out of his toddler's area shouting, "mammy!'. the teacher in charge quickly carried him back.
thats when he started crying on-off. teacher came and asked me what is his comfy object so i asked them to give him his pillow n beanie which we brough to school for him.
and guess what, he started lying on the floor while cradling his beanie.
sobbing quietly for me.
when the teachers tried to get him off the floor or carried him, he will shout,"不要!" very loudly and proceeded to cry hysterically.
so they left him be, hoping he will come out of his state soon.
but NO! the stubborne boy really lied around the floor from then till 11+am! crying now and then for me!
so damn heartpain.
the teachers asked me to go back in at 1130am as they cant make him finish his lunch cos he kept on wanting to lie on the floor!
gosh, wonder where did he learn this trick!?
when i walked upon him, he was lying on the floor on a drenched (with his tears) pillow and looking perfectly pitiful.
when i called out to him, he started to pout and cried while scrambling up to hug me.
sigh. i wonder if i made the wrong choice of sending him to cc so soon. :(
i fed him lunch and with me around, he allowed teacher to bath him and after his milk feed, he seemed perfectly alrighty again (albeit the puffy eyes).
and we left for home with a heavy heart for me.
how i dreaded tomorrow!
sob sob. where is mummy? i dont want you to feed me!
Day 3:
likewise, i said goodbye to him after his breakfast. and being smarter now, he started saying no no! but i told him firmly and gently that im leaving for work but will be back after his lunch and bath to bring him out.
then i walked out and i can hear him starting to cry again! :(
teacher came by at 9+am and said he is still crying and lying on the floor again.
so she was going to bring them to the music room for barney video and some dancing exercises to distract him.
i saw her picked up a struggling, screaming yz and herded the rest of the class into the music rm at 10am. so sad.
i waited anxiously till 11+pm when the teacher finally came to the cafeteria (where i was waiting outside the class) to update me that since the music class, he has stopped crying (!) and started to mingle with the rest of toddlers.
though at times, he'll still remember me and got upset and proceeded to lie on the floor for awhile, he'll get up soon and start roaming the place, playing.
im so glad to hear that!
so i made my re-entry at 12+pm to find an OK yz walking around rambling in his baby words to another gor gor. ha.
really hope he can adjust and adapt soon by next week! *fingers crossed*
recovered by music class. eyes abit puffy.
all the above photos was taken by the teachers and emailed to me on a daily basis to keep me updated on how is yz's progress.
im really appreciative of that.
hope to see more happy shots for the next few weeks to come!
4 comments:
awwww...the one with YZ eating porridge look so ke lian. but his progress seems fairly good! hopefully it gets better!
yah lor, so sad to see his tears and puffy eyes! he still has his "chou chou" tightly in his hand. haha
Its normal. Dun be soft-hearted. It took En En 2 weeks of Full Day CC to adapt to the routine. Now, she enjoys school so much.
But be prepared for injuries, runny nose and cough!!
It's good that u are starting YZ on half day, then to full day. He will get used to the routine v soon...
I remb on the 2nd day of Lleyton's trial at CC, he cried till he fell asleep. When we picked him, he was curled up on his mattress while the rest of the class was hvg lunch.
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