OK, I’ll admit it, when I was a preschool teacher I used to shake my head at the moms who had such a hard time leaving their child. It seemed obvious to me that by prolonging their goodbyes and furrowing their brows they were only escalating their child’s separation anxiety. If they would just leave swiftly, their child would settle in and enjoy the day much sooner!
Now that I have my own child, I definitely have more compassion for those moms. It’s so hard to leave sometimes! And when your little one is clinging to you and asking you to stay, I imagine it’s almost impossible to walk away.