So after reading on here about "baby Zones" I decided to use one. In 22
years of doing childcare in my home I had never done this. But in recent
years I realized that the youngest group of mobile kids was the most
stressful for me and realized why. They dump buckets of toys, and their are
toys I couldn't have out for the older kids because did not want the
older infant or toddler to get them. And of course let's not forget how
that age knocks over what ever the older kids are doing, grabs at it
relentlessly, it is a never ending battle.
So 3 weeks ago I set up a baby zone and put my 12 mth old in there.
She is not walking yet, just a fast crawler.
She hates it. She just
stands at the gate screaming/crying for whatever time she is in there.
I feel so mean and have guilt for putting her in there. She has toys, she can
see the kids and me, but she wants out. I am tired of sacraficing the
happiness of 7 kids for the happiness of 1, makes no sense.
Do you think she will ever adjust?