The Drop-Off Brain: What’s Actually Happening Inside Your Toddler When You Walk Away (and Why Week 2 Is Often Harder Than Day 1)

The Drop-Off Brain: What’s Actually Happening Inside Your Toddler When You Walk Away (and Why Week 2 Is Often Harder Than Day 1)

You did all the things. You packed the labeled backpack. You practiced the goodbye hug. You showed them the photo of the classroom three times last night. You smiled the whole way through morning carpool.  And then you walked out, and your child screamed.  If you cried in your car in the…