Daycare teacher says we should stop responding to fake crying of our 2 yr old
Hello
I stayed home with my two year old until she was 11 months and then hired a nanny till she turned 2 years and 2 months and now have put her in daycare five days a week full days.
It's only been two weeks since she started. She has been struggling hard and she is very expressive with words and says that she doesn't want to go and cries and so on. The teacher at daycare said that my daughter moans and "fake cries" most of the day and whines a lot which is also affecting the other children apparently. She said that my daughter has to build resilience and we have to teach her to stop fake crying by not responding more than once and that they will apply this same technique there. She tends to go on a loop when she is with them by repeating the same phrase like I want mommy I want daddy over and over again....
My question is: is there some truth in what the teacher is saying? What is the best way to navigate this tricky time when she is transitioning from one on one care to a group? We've always been very responsive from the start.. thank you so much