Gaby's swim lesson this morning went sooo much better! She cried just a few times but only a little and swam awesome! She learned very quickly that if she cooperates there are gummy bears in her future. Guess she got mommy's sweet tooth :) As the class progressed, I kept taking steps backwards to get farther way from her. Eventually, I'll be behind the glass in the dry room. I'm pretty proud of my cutie! Makes me optimistic about preschool. I read this great article about separation anxiety yesterday and learned that I did a few things wrong:
1. I didn't say goodbye to Gaby- I just sneaked off. My thinking was I didn't want to make a production of it.
2. I need to give her something from home- Mr. Bunny, of course.
3. I need to explain in great detail where we're going and what we're doing. I told her but apparently I need to really explain it all.
The article also said that when the primary caregiver isn't the one dropping the kid off, sometimes they don't react so much. Tomorrow, Patty will drop her off. So we'll see how it goes. Wish us luck :)
2 years ago
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