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DS has prettt much only cried when he switched rooms. The last time was at 15 months. It lasted about 2 weeks and he was ok. I talk to him about school and what we do when we get there "we will go inside to your classroom and hang up your coat and backpack. Then I will give you a kiss and say bye bye" I never lingered- just kiss, I'll see you after snack. bye bye, I love you. And walk out. I think if I was upset by he crying, it would make his reaction worse. Good luck!

Depends on the kid. My first - almost every day in infant and toddler, for 6 weeks after transitioning to young preschool, and 4-6 times over the past 9 months in preschool. With the exception of transitions, it always stopped as soon as I left.

My second - in the past 13 months of infant/toddler care, 4 times ever.

I learned to discuss changes in rooms, even with a 12 month old. I also learned to have a quick routine that is the exact same every single day, and most importantly - don't dally.

Our daughter started a major separation anxiety phase shortly after 18 months. She's been in daycare 5 days a week since she was 11 weeks old but started crying every morning for a while. She also gets really anxious around people, even her grandparents, who she sees fairly often. She's always afraid Mommy and Daddy are going to leave her with someone if we have a visitor, even though they've been watching her since she was a newborn.

She's 21 months now, and things have improved some, but she's still not as happy around other people as she used to be. We never had issues leaving her with anyone until this recent phase started.