J.P.
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give him some time, he will adjust!!
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my son is 4 years old and since he was born, he got used to one nanny until now unfortunately she had to leave back to her home county today. i got a new one, but he is refusing her totally, he is dreaming about the old one and doesnt want the new one to touch him even. what should i do and how to deal with him.
give him some time, he will adjust!!
he just needs time to get used to the situation ... was there no possible way to have them both there together for a few weeks until he got used to the other before she left or was this a last min issue?
He does not like her. It's visceral. Some people we just don't like.
He's 4 years old what is wrong with day care. He might like to have his mother from 6 to 8 pm and no nanny.
As a mother I fit my work schedule to my children's needs. Was I Mommy tracked? No of course I had my children when I was young and launched my career later.
See what you can do to live without a nanny for a while. For a child the loss of their nanny is close to the loss of the mother since she has been the daily caregiver and the closest person in his life from early morning until nightly tuck in.
Give him some time - having his first nanny leave probably feels to him like his second mother just abandoned him. Let him grieve his loss. Tell him that first nanny didn't want to go but had to. She cared about very much and hoped he will learn to like 2nd nanny just as much as he loved her. 2nd nanny should also give him some space until he starts to adjust.
