Priorities

Ryan will be 3 in October and is potty trained, which means he will soon be moving up to the next classroom at daycare, "The 3's." This room is not totally unfamiliar to him, as it is the room I usually drop him off at in the mornings until his teachers arrive, and he refers to it as "The Big Kids room." Last week his teachers informed me that they have been trying to bring him to The 3's at the end of each day, for an hour or so, to begin getting him acclimated. I was very surprised to hear that he screamed and cried and protested so much that they decided to just try again another day. This happened 2 or 3 days in a row and they mentioned it to me so we can start preparing him for the move at home, as he will be moving next month. That afternoon in the car, I started prepping him for the move, asking him why he cried, etc. He told me he didn't want to go to the Big Kids room. We talked about it a little more, I explained what a big deal it is, how lucky he is to be moving up, and all the fun things they do in that room. He thought about it for a few minutes, and then said to me very seriously "Do they have freeze pops in there?" It's all about the important things to a 2 (almost 3!) year old!