Day-Care

Valerie's been going to day-care, 3 full-day a week for 4 months. Every time I drop her off, she cries and she wants to go home with mommy. I try to accentuate the positives like making new friends, playing in the playground and learning new things. The teacher says she's fine all day, and she seems happy when I pick her up. She is still adjusting and she's still kinda of shy and timid around people that she doesn't know.

Why?

Recently, Valerie's been asking us WHY about everything. When she gets older, I know she will be asking me where do babies come from? I will not tell her something stupid like a girl can get pregnant from kissing a boy. When she's old enough, I'll get the body book out and tell her the facts. I think as parent, it's important to equip the child with knowledge, because I can't be there for her all the time and I hope she'll make the right decisions for herself.