Nursery time...

Hi Lovelies,

My little one has been in nursery since she was 14 months old and although it took two weeks to settle she loves it. Since she turned two she has had to go up to the bumble bee room and cries every time I leave her which she never used to do, so it tugs at my heart strings and mummy guilt comes in to play! But there is no doubt that nursery has been amazingly good for her development. I really notice it when she is playing with another child the same age who stays at home or goes to a childminder, Miya talks more, has a lot more confidence and is very good with other people. I know this is partly because of her personality too but that just means nursery suits her!

Just like most things in life there are pros and cons for nursery too, she is a confident, happy little girl and has developed language and social skills quicker than a child not at nursery but she has also picked up bad behaviours and habits thanks to nursery. On Wednesday I picked her up after lunch so some of the children were still awake (not all nap at that age apparently!) and a couple of the older ones (Miya is now the youngest and smallest in the class) were throwing toys around and Miya was watching in awe! Nursery workers aren't allowed to say NO or use negative language, so a couple times they were told to not to throw etc, but of course to no avail. Now miya throws and even though we tell her off she still does it, same goes with food (?!) and pushing.

I love watching how quickly she develops at nursery but I do wish they could say No so that the naughty behaviours are dealt with consistently at home and at nursery. I pay a small fortune for her to go there and think that parents should have more of a say in how their child is disciplined whilst there. I know every parent is different and so is every child, and I think they need to listen to what each child needs at this age. Maybe a lot of working mum guilt goes into this though!

Until next time :)