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The hardest part of leaving your toddler with a baby-sitter or a caregiver will always be saying good-bye. To make it little easier, try the following:
Get ready in advance, when possible, so you can spend time together before you separate. If your pass the last half hour before the baby-sitter arrives getting showered and dressed, your toddler may feel neglected while you’re still home, and abandoned once you’ve left. Also try to avoid rushing around frantically at the last minute. This will not only leave you feeling frazzled but could transmit a sense of anxiety and upheaval to your toddler. At least fifteen minutes before you leave, sit down with your child and read a story, so a puzzle, or build a house with blocks. If you simply don’t have the time to get ready in advance, get ready together. Set out some toys or dress-up clothes for your toddler to play while you dry your hair and put on clothes.
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Get your toddler busy before you get going. Set up an engaging activity which your toddler and the baby-sitter can enjoy doing together. Taking this approach may not keep your toddler from crying when you leave, but it will give them something to go back to once you’re gone.
