Parenting Tips for Your 31-32 Month Old Toddler
After starting childcare, some children change their eating and sleeping patterns. Some children need more time curled up in their parents’ laps or sucking their thumbs. These behaviors will change as your child becomes more comfortable in the child care program.
Long after your child can say “goodbye” without tears or anger, she may show signs of this stress when she is with you. Children often are angels at school (where they want to please these new adults) and are terrors at home (because you are safe and home is where she can blow off steam).
You can help most by trusting the caregiver’s ability to teach, care for, and comfort your child. Trust your child’s ability to learn these new and difficult skills. Trust yourself and the decisions you have made about the caregiver.
It helps if you drop in for a visit to see how things are going when no one expects you. If your child doesn’t know you are there, you will get a better idea of how the caregiver and your little one are doing.
Remember that you are helping your child learn how to adjust to changes that may be frightening. We all need to learn how to do this!
