We have a newish DCB who has been coming for a month, slowly increasing to 4 days a week. The first few weeks were rough as he was transitioning, as he'd never been away from parents or grandma. He's doing much better, only cries a half a minute at drop off, and sometimes during transitions. And he plays the rest of the day. The problem is, when DCD comes in for pick up, DCB immediately stops what he is doing and bawls hysterically.
I have reassured DCD that sometimes it happens, some kids get emotional from the excitement of seeing the parent, from missing them during the day, etc. But DCD still seems anxious over DCB's reaction. He knows that DCB plays, because he has come in and watched when DCB didn't know he was there. But I don't know how to keep DCB happy when DCD gets there.
I have reassured DCD that sometimes it happens, some kids get emotional from the excitement of seeing the parent, from missing them during the day, etc. But DCD still seems anxious over DCB's reaction. He knows that DCB plays, because he has come in and watched when DCB didn't know he was there. But I don't know how to keep DCB happy when DCD gets there.
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