Monday, January 19, 2009
Hooray and good news! Bethany stayed in her nursery class for 45 minutes yesterday without crying for me! (To put this in perspective, her previous record was four minutes.) I was so excited! My strategy has been to stay with her during Sunday School, then duck out sometime during the Relief Society hour, increasing the time each week.
She did great during snack time, lesson time and singing time. Her undoing was apparently "The Wheels on the Bus." During that song, she had an "a-ha" moment of "Where's Mommy? She always sings this song to me!" So after singing time she had a little meltdown and they came and got me. But when I went with her back into the nursery, she immediately hopped off my lap and ran to play again. I was so encouraged! (The last time they came and got me when she was crying she refused to get off my lap and cried herself to sleep. Very traumatic for both of us.)
Anyway, she just seemed overall better yesterday. More interactive with her teachers, more interactive with the other kids, just happier all around. Let's hope next week is even better! (I'll have to talk to her teachers about maybe avoiding "The Wheels on the Bus" for a few weeks?)
1 comments:
Oh, Nursery!!! Both my girls have had a hard time adjusting. Both times they put me in the nursery as a nursery worker... Ugh!! I'm sure they think during their meetings, "Oh she's in there anyway, what a great calling for her!" They couldn't be more wrong. Oh well. I'm glad to hear she is doing better. 45 minutes is definite progress!
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