When a parent drops off their child at daycare, they often wonder why their child, who was happy and content before their arrival, cries and screams when the parent leaves to go to work. This is a very difficult transition for children, which is why it is our job, as teachers of young children, to make the transition as comfortable and relaxing as possible. The reason children feel this way when their parents leave is because they are in what Piaget calls sensorimotor. stage, and are at the beginning of object permanence, meaning that a child realizes that something is theirs even if they cannot see it. This is very important because, before a child can experience object permanence, often called separation anxiety, they only think about what is on their mind at that moment, so they think about the present rather than the future. The child feels as if the parent has left him with a stranger and will never return. As a teacher you can help reduce this problem by communicating with parents and allowing the child to get used to the environment and asking parents not to....