15 Month Old Son Going into Church Nursery for the 1St Time

Updated on March 24, 2008
H.J. asks from Carrollton, TX
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I am trying to transition my 15 month old son into the church nursery for the first time. My son is very attached to me. I am a stay-at-home mom. My son and I are involved in several playgroups every week. He is around alot of other kids. However, only family and close friends have babysat my son in the past. Do you have any suggestions to make this process easier? Would it help for me or my husband to go into the nursery with my son for a couple weeks?

I put him in the church nursery last Sunday. He cried on and off hysterically for 45 minutes. He was watching the door to the nursery the whole time waiting for me to come back. Last Sunday even after his nap, my son was beyond tired and constantly on the verge of tears.

I have heard that I just need to be consistant with putting my son in the nursery every Sunday. Last Sunday, I let my husband take my son into the nursery instead of me. I had heard that it might be easier for my son to say goodbye to Daddy than to Mommy (since he is so attached to Mommy.)

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M.K.

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Hill, this is heart breaking , yet true,

there is no easier way,

just make a big deal about it, and say how fun it its and how happy it makes you, what a big boy he is, how proud you are ect..
I mean he is still little,

after a while he will grow to like it, but when , just depends on your child,

remember, your apprehensiveness about leaving him, is felt, and projected onto him, so aslong as the nursery doesn't complain, then this is fine.

he isn't being hurt, let him bond with them.

give it time.

Good luck

M

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K.B.

answers from New York on

Be consistant. My son was a bit older than yours when I put him into Sunday School/nursery for the first time. He cried for the first few weeks. 1 1/2 years later and church is one of his favorite places to go. As far as why you would put him in there if you are a stay st home mom like one person stated? Everyone needs some time to be a grown up...even SAHMs need some time away and what better place than church??

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M.G.

answers from New York on

why are you putting him in the nursery if you are a stay-at-home-mom? there are no benefits for 15 months old, just the opposite. I tried day care with my 2.5 year old son and he was so hysterical than I pulled him out. I believe even trying it at that age was a mistake, he still remembers how he hated it. everyone will tell you that you just have to be firm and consistent... but why would you make your son suffer consistently unless you have to?

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L.K.

answers from New York on

You already have your answer.......be consistant in putting your son in the nersery every Sunday! Your teaching him a wonderful lesson, that even though Mommy isn't there for the hour...she ALWAYS comes back. That is a very powerful lesson in security.

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