I'm writing this with my Mummy hat on, as I've recently experienced settling my 2.5-year-old daughter into nursery. She has been the most reluctant of my three children and I've found it difficult. This has made me realise that parents may need as much help settling their children into nursery as the children themselves.
I recently found a mum dawdling in the nursery car park, feeling emotional that this was the first day she would leave her 15-month-old daughter in the care of others. It takes huge trust to leave your child with another person - for some parents, this can be the first time they've not been responsible for every moment of their child's day. They may be feeling guilty; they may be feeling liberated.
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