I have a DCK (age 2.5) that begins to cry and wail every single day the minute the first parent arrives for pick up.

It's become a routine for the child so it would more than likely appear as if I were ignoring (I am to a degree) the child or not comforting or was even aware...which I am.

But if I attempt to comfort, the child pulls back and if I feed into it, then I am simply reinforcing the crying and the child is fully aware that their parent will come for pick up too....just like every other day. Without fail.

This entire situation is exactly why most providers would never ever allow a parent to view video cameras and/or stay and observe....there is just no way the parent could possibly know, understand or accept (in some cases) the whole story based on a small snippet of the day.

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