Review: Dealing with youngsters' fear of the unknown
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
Young Jimmy was having trouble going to sleep, thinking about his first time in a daycare center the next day. It would be a big change for him, one he was excited about, but even though his parents and older brothers assured him he would love going to daycare, he still had reservations about it. But when his beloved teddy bear comforted Jimmy and promised him that daycare would be a lot of fun and that Teddy would be there with him, that was good enough for Jimmy. As it turned out, daycare was indeed fun, and Jimmy looked forward to returning.With so many parents working nowadays, many kids like Jimmy are in daycare for all or part of the day. Undoubtedly, many of them are frightened at the prospect of being away from their parents for the first time. Most of them will enjoy daycare, but it's that fear of the unknown that troubles them as they think about leaving home and going to a strange place and being surrounded by strangers. Author Shelley Admont's story is good bedtime story material for reassuring youngsters that they'll like daycare and that it's nothing to be feared.