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Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I don't mean this rudely but I am pretty sure the state doesn't see your DD's homeschooling as MORE important than child care regs. kwim?

More than likely the state's response to that would be something along the lines of "We aren't concerned about your DDs homeschooling, we are ONLY concerned about DC children during daycare hours".

It's a choice YOU are making. The state isn't forcing you to homeschool at the same time you offer child care services.

Does that make sense? I am just trying to point out the other side of your argument.
I honestly don't have a this or that stance. Just playing devil's advocate...

You are a great devil.

Routine and consistency.

Separation anxiety is based off of fear.
Fear of the unknown.

This one 3.5 yo girl is different. My 18 mth old dcb who has major separation (freaked when I changed his crib--hates change) is doing okay. I used a little bit of Elmo with him. It took him five weeks to adjust.

The ONLY way to cure that is to build a secure attachment with the child. A child that has bonded with the provider and knows the provider is consistent with love, assistance and nurturing behaviors will come to trust the provider very quickly.

Using the TV to reduce stress/anxiety for a child is just a crutch... It creates the illusion of something the child is familiar with but since Dora really isn't comforting or reassuring to the child in any long term sense, it's just that...a short term fix for a long term issue.

Yep. It reduces MY stress and anxiety when things get rough. It's a short term coping for very stressful situations. And I keep kids that others would term. I don't over use screen time. I just use it...and don't like the micromanaging or rigidity...and I have some issues with their logic, as I've already explained.

I choose instead to begin building that attachment from day one. I feel that is more genuine than using cartoon characters to bridge that gap.

That ^^^ to me is no different than someone saying:

"I lost 100 lbs by starving myself."

or

"I lost 100 lbs by changing my eating habits and exercising."

Yes, the results are the same but the process isn't.
That (for me anyways) is the difference.

FWIW~ I am not at all saying you don't have reason to vent/complain about this... I think FAMILY child care rules and regs are getting ridiculous on many levels.... I am just trying to point out the other side of things.

It's human nature to do what works and not see/understand that there ARE other methods of successfully achieving the same results.

I have to add five characters...