I have a 20 month old DCG who started in October. She went through my 6 week integration and I decided to keep her. She's part-time 3 days a week and brings in an extra $500 per month which is great. The problem is that she is not getting along with the other children and although developmentally she's fine, she's completely different than the other girls. She has very little language and is still in the "toddler play" stage whereas my 2.5 yr old and 3 yr old are in the co-operative and imaginary play stage. This little girl just kinda wanders around taking toys out and then on to the next thing like a typical toddler and has very little attention span. It appears to me that at home her parents do not interact with her much or encourage any sort of play. This would be fine except I feel bad that she has no one to really play with and is being ignored by the other kids.
Another issue I have is her tantrums and inability to adjust to the routine each week. The first day is always difficult with major tantrums. I know from experience that toddlers don't do well with part-time but she had no issues transitioning in the beginning and I thought she'd get used to the program. This morning I wanted her to sit at circle and she refused so I gave her a 1-2-3 chance and then went to physically bring her to circle. She collapsed in my arms and started flailing and hit her head hard on the floor. she has done this several times since she started and each time I get soooo worried something is going to happen to her....on my watch, in my home![Frown](https://chat.daycare.com/core/images/smilies/frown.png)
I've been contemplating terming for a while now but I'm not sure if things will get better or if I should continue the risk of her hitting her head again etc. I know that at home she rules the roost. When her parents pick her up it takes them 15 minutes to leave because they're waiting for her to make up her mind about leaving, it's infuriating!! she frequently comes without sock and boots because she decided she didn't want to wear them etc.
WWYD? any thoughts?
Another issue I have is her tantrums and inability to adjust to the routine each week. The first day is always difficult with major tantrums. I know from experience that toddlers don't do well with part-time but she had no issues transitioning in the beginning and I thought she'd get used to the program. This morning I wanted her to sit at circle and she refused so I gave her a 1-2-3 chance and then went to physically bring her to circle. She collapsed in my arms and started flailing and hit her head hard on the floor. she has done this several times since she started and each time I get soooo worried something is going to happen to her....on my watch, in my home
![Frown](https://chat.daycare.com/core/images/smilies/frown.png)
I've been contemplating terming for a while now but I'm not sure if things will get better or if I should continue the risk of her hitting her head again etc. I know that at home she rules the roost. When her parents pick her up it takes them 15 minutes to leave because they're waiting for her to make up her mind about leaving, it's infuriating!! she frequently comes without sock and boots because she decided she didn't want to wear them etc.
WWYD? any thoughts?
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