Baby’s First Day At Daycare - Put It in the Scrapbook!
February 21, 2007 by Kelly
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Ideally every mom and dad would like a private sitter to watch their baby while they go to work. But, sometimes a daycare is needed. It’s difficult to imagine a stranger caring for your baby as well as you do. You need to prepare yourself as much as your baby for their first day away from you.
Children are adaptive. They can sense your moods and respond in kind. If you are excited and happy about the childcare experience, baby will be too. Try your hardest not to look sad when you kiss your baby good-bye. Baby may get scared and begin to cry. My husband and I were fortunate enough to find a friend we trusted to care for our babies. Even that didn’t keep me from worrying about them. Guess what? My children faired better than I did.
Baby Photo Ideas:
Photograph everything about baby’s morning on the first day of their childcare experience: bath, dressing, and breakfast time. Take a picture of baby with their school things (diaper bag, bottle bag, toys). Snap a shot of baby in the car seat all ready for their big day.
Photograph the daycare center and your baby’s caregiver. Show baby the classroom where they will be staying. Ask the caregiver to snap a few shots of you and baby in the classroom. Take pictures of the caregiver with baby, too.
Finish up baby’s first day at the daycare with a picture of baby and you reunited at the end of the day.
Baby Scrapbooking Ideas:
Choose scrapbook paper with a school theme. Most daycare centers have a curriculum even for the youngest children. Baby will not just eat and sleep, but play and learn. If you received a report of the day, be sure to include that in the scrapbook, too.
Draw a picture of a large school house in the center of the page. Paste baby’s school pictures onto the school house.
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