Mothers Day Out programs

[Darla Garrett]

We live in Austin, Tx and are considering a MDO program for my 4 year old. He is VERY attached to me and is of the belief that I will be attending school with him. I have gone thru some faith based programs and they absoloutely will NOT take him due to the fact that he is not vaccinated. I have a waiver of exemption from the Health Dept. and all that. I am furious!! I also do not know where to turn. Any advise out there is appreciated.
Thanks,
Darla

[vegma]

I'm no help - my 7yo has never been away from me unless its with his dad! And we homeschool! I'm only mentioning this in case you're feeling pressured to start him in "school". If not, please disregard! :)

[celtic-womble]

If it's a private program they're under no obligation to take any kid they don't want to. Have you checked to see if your school district has anything? Our town has a preschool program at the high school; it's not paid for from public funds but it's also not a private entity so they can't exempt kids on that sort of basis.

Have you tried asking your pedi? I'm sure they have other patients that don't vaccinate or who are using a delayed schedule that might have run in to this problem and found a solution.

Last but not least, don't stress too much if you can't find one. My little sister was very attached to my mother too and the only way my mother ever managed to get her to playgroup was to stay with her. She left her twice and she sat and cried the whole hour and was asked not to come back.

[kjmckenzie]

I think it is normal for a four year old to be very attached to his mother. I practice attachment parenting and the belief there which I have witnessed first hand is you give them the security they need by not forcing them to detach from you before they are ready and then they trust you and get more independent and confident because they know you will not let them do anything they are not ready for. By not pushing my son, he has come so far on his own, it is really amazing. Good luck!