OT- Need help leaving kid at gym childcare

[Myosin10]

Hey I just got a membership to a new gym in town that is great! Flat screens new equipment sauna steam indoor and outdoor pools heated pretty much the works. Anyway they have a great childcare and that is why I signed up for $69 a month! My 2 year old daughter will not stay in there for more than 5 minutes. She will cry and throw a fit when I take her there now. Basically she won't have it! I have to wait for someone to watch her or not go at all. Anyway I was looking for some advice on how to help her cope with being there while I workout. Thanks for any comments.

 

[mike913]

Sounds like she has the normal "withdrawl" thing going. My son was the same way the first time I took him to the daycare at the gym. My wife ended up having to leave early with him. Eventually he got used to though. Now he can't waite to go play with the other kids. I'm not sure what you should do to get her to want to stay there while you workout, but i'm sure eventually she'll grow out of it. good luck

 

[Huge_C2]

I use to work in one of these back in the day.. TONS of kids do this same thing. What i found works is this.. Keep in mind its not ideal but it worked.. Make her stay a certain amount of time, every week increase it 5-10 minutes and eventually it will get to the point where she will be able to stay an hour and not want to leave because she is having so much fun.. Your workouts may suffer for a while but it will get better in time.

Hope it helps

 

[Myosin10]

Thanks for the advice guys! I have been told also to stay with her one day for like an hour so she can play and get use to it. I'm ready to try anything!

 

[LEX]

Tip the daycare girls and explain situation....in about 15 min they stop and start to adjust...its a fit...when a kid throws a fit you do the exact opposite of what they are trying to get with the fit....first few days may be rough

 

[biggerguns]

I let my daughter take her nintendoDS. Works all the time. And i explain to her that i am right around the corner and for her not to be scared because it will be just a few minutes. Shes 5 btw.

 

[biggerguns]

Oh yeah i go to LAfitness and pay 36.99 a month with daycare,no contract, with taxes included. They have flat screens, lockers, showers, pool, sauna, racquetball room, Bball court, and big weight room. Free weights are seperated from cable area and cardio area. You sould give them a try if there is one in your area.

 

[Gunsmith]

My little boy did the same thing , but he started when he was 2 , I ended up going in their a couple times and just hanging out ,not playing with him just being in their. Once he was comfortable with the other kids it was all cool , Now , like Mike913's son nine can't wait to get to the gym

 

[willylee]

Don't you just hate hearing them call your name over the loud speakers to come to the childcare area? This usually happens on leg or back days for me.

 

[boss]

What I do...

I have the same issue when I go on the weekends and take my daughter to the daycare. What i generally do is hang out with her for 5-10 minutes in the daycare playing with some toys until she loosens up and starts to get comfortable with her surroundings then once that happens and she starts to play by herself or with another kid i slowly head out and on up to the weight area. This seems to work well for me and I haven't been paged back down once to date...the daycare folks are pretty good as well at helping since they see it day in and out...

Hope this helps...