Letting go
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On this page we want to include your
experiences of coping with the process of separation
from your children, including leaving your children
with family, friends, childminders or at nursery, preschool
and school.
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"In my head
I knew that the crying and clinginess
was just for my benefit but it didn't
stop the sick feeling in my stomach
and the guilt of leaving my child"
"I don't think it ever gets easier
to leave you child. I've have left my
son with other carers since he was 4
months old, grandparents, a child minder,
play group, nursery. He's now coming
up to four and I'm finding it harder
than ever. He can now tell me doesn't
want to go to nursery, so on top of
the crying and clinginess you hear your
son telling you he wants to stay with
mummy. I believe it's just the parting
that he find difficult so I try to settle
him the best I can, ignore the sickness
in my stomach and leave to find something
to distract me from the guilty feelings."
"As a child minder I used to know
that every child I'd looked after stopped
crying as soon as mum or dad had left.
As a mum I became one of those paranoid
parents who keep phoning to check that
their child is OK."
"The day I left her with the childminder
for an hour I cried the whole time.
This was completely out of character,
so much so that my husband, who was
working at home thought I was putting
it on! I wished I had grandparents to
leave her with but we didn't have this
option. Now I know my minder much better
the whole situation is much easier to
cope with, but leaving your precious
child with a virtual stranger felt very
strange at the time." |
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