I just started a 3 year old boy who wants to follow me everywhere. He plays fine on his own, but often looks for me then asks if he can come with me if he sees me go to another room.
I don't have an open floor plan but there are no doors and rooms are adjacent. - so my main floor is all daycare (kitchen, dining room and huge living room). If I am in the living room play area and have to grab something real QUICK from the kitchen (say my cell phone) he asks to come with me and immediately follows. I often bump into him.
Then there are times I have to transport a younger child to a new space such as outside if they cannot walk down the step. He immediately follows and gets in the way on the stairs, to me its dangerous. Now he is following me upstairs as I lay the babies down for their naps.
He is 3, observant, chatter box (read thinks he can negotiate his day away) and comes with his sister twice a week - I'm wondering if this is some sort of separation anxiety, like an extension when an 6 month old that thinks their mom is gone forever if she leaves the room. And when he follows, sister is right in tow.
Any suggestions to get my little shadow to stay put?
I don't have an open floor plan but there are no doors and rooms are adjacent. - so my main floor is all daycare (kitchen, dining room and huge living room). If I am in the living room play area and have to grab something real QUICK from the kitchen (say my cell phone) he asks to come with me and immediately follows. I often bump into him.
Then there are times I have to transport a younger child to a new space such as outside if they cannot walk down the step. He immediately follows and gets in the way on the stairs, to me its dangerous. Now he is following me upstairs as I lay the babies down for their naps.
He is 3, observant, chatter box (read thinks he can negotiate his day away) and comes with his sister twice a week - I'm wondering if this is some sort of separation anxiety, like an extension when an 6 month old that thinks their mom is gone forever if she leaves the room. And when he follows, sister is right in tow.
Any suggestions to get my little shadow to stay put?
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