How long did you sob for when you had to say goodbye to your kids 1st teacher?

I’m so sad! I learned today our daycare teacher is leaving for new opportunities (congratulations to her🎉) and I’m crying rn. Like i knew it would happen eventually but i thought we had another 6 months 😭

Also need help with appropriate responses like a farewell and congratulations

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Aww this is so hard. You are as attached to the teacher as your child and trust them so much. We had to age up and it was so hard leaving his infant classroom.

Talk with the new teacher and really get to know them and you will both adjust. It might take a bit because you are trusting them with your baby. Your feelings for however long are valid and real.

For a gift- if you happen to know something she likes- gift cards are always great (from a teacher perspective). A small plant or flowers. Really though anything will show how much you appreciate her and just a little thank you note. I cherished my thank you notes more than anything else.

Hugs momma!

We didn't? Our first left after 2 months. Understandably so, she moved and the 4hr daily commute was too much. We just gave a thank you/best wishes card on her last day.

He did struggle a bit with when the temp went back to the infant room this past May. He'd wake up from naps asking to see her and he would call to her over the fence at play time. Then he moved up to a different room in September.

Ask me again next year when he starts JK. His current teacher has been amazing with him and we've seen a huge improvement. She's helped connect us with a resource counselor to help with additional support (very stubborn and hates change child).
So the first, second and third teachers not too much emotional reaction on them leaving. This fourth teacher though, ask me again in September next year.

P.S. this is the first time my husband has suggested getting a Christmas present for his teacher, even he's recognized how amazing she has been.

As for a farewell, my most cherished things from when I worked as a swim instructor were "handwritten" cards from my swimmers. For our first daycare teacher, we did hand-over-hand and had our son "sign" the card. I still have a card somewhere in my memories box of one of my favourite swimmers, his mum did a dot letter card that he traced the letters and drew a picture of me teaching him his floats

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