Springbear, you're absolutely right for cases of trauma but I feel 99.9% of the cases where children are being carried in/out are not trauma based, just a case of momma not letting their child grow up or they have a hard time saying no. At least, it's been my experience in all my 39 yrs. of child care. In fact, the ONE case I had where a child was traumatized from early childhood events, dcps expected that child to walk in/out of dc. Yes, that child got(still gets!)amazing love and emotional support from her family in all other ways(thank you FB)and is constantly hugged, cuddled, etc. Don't these children still need to be as independent as possible?
So PLEASE don't tell experienced providers to get educated.
There is a difference between coddling and cuddling.