Transition Time

Yet another milestone in my little boy's life -- Today, he is transitioning from the infant room to the toddler room at daycare. The transition process takes about two weeks, with Dex spending a little bit of time each day with his new friends in the toddler room. I am hoping the transition goes well. At least, he'll know a few of the kids in the new room since Aiden and Owen were both in the infant class with him before they moved over.

In the toddler class, he will spend more time working on the gross motor skills (longer time in the playground), napping in a cot rather than a crib, eating at the table rather than propped up in a high chair, drinking from a cup rather than a sippy cup, and starting toilet training. Must speak more to the new teachers to find out how else the curriculum changes.

I'll have to see how the transition goes. Usually, there's a bit of crying as the kids get used to the routine. The worst time for them is when they see the infants go to the playground (the playground schedule is different and the infants go right by the toddler room). That's when the transitioning kid usually presses his/her face to the glass and cries, unsure why they are not out there with their friends and teachers.