Nanny Transition Help
My daughter is 18 months old and VERY attached to me. It was getting too hard to work from home, so we hired a part-time nanny (8–12, four days a week). She started Monday, and the transition has been rough.
Day 1 went surprisingly well. I stayed around for a bit, popped into my office for a short meeting (separate building in the backyard), and my daughter was fine.
Day 2, I tried leaving after about 20 minutes. Huge meltdown. I gave it 10 minutes, but she was completely inconsolable, so I came back in. The rest of the day she wouldn’t leave my side.
Today (day 3), I stayed with them more so my daughter could get comfortable and see the nanny as a safe person. But she still didn’t really want the nanny interacting with her — wouldn’t let her turn pages in books, push her on the swing, etc.
Would love advice from anyone who went through a similar transition around this age. What actually helped? Did staying around make it easier or harder in the long run?
I'll also add that she's in a very clingy phase the last few weeks which definitely doesn't help.