| Toddler prefers helpers
This is a situtation that I see so often, especially in the current and former schools that I have taught in. I saw kids in bad moods when their parents brought them to school instead of the helpers. Or when the helpers go on long holidays or when the old one is replaced by a new one. Some kids even cry continuously for months.
It's only normal for toddlers to be close to the person(s) that spend the most time with them. This is the reason why my wife is a full-time housewife. We don't have a helper and she works on Saturdays when I'm not teaching. But working parents don't have that option.
One way to help this problem is for one of the parents to cut their working hours and spend more time with their child. Some parents even quit their jobgs. There really isn't any other way around it. |