Joanna Fortune: My children are struggling to adjust to creche routine

Your children are still adjusting to a significant cultural upheaval, which may make the transition to their new group care environment even more challenging

I suggest that you arrange a meeting with the creche and hear their observations regarding what is and is not working for your children at the moment. Picture: iStock

After years spent working abroad, my husband and I decided to return home to Ireland last summer so we could be near family and friends. While we were both lucky to get jobs, we can no longer afford a live-in childminder, so our two young children are in a creche. They are finding the adjustment difficult, from the strict daily routine to the food. It’s deeply upsetting to see them both in tears every morning. What would you suggest?

It sounds like your children have been attending their creche for several months now. I would expect a transitional period as they adjust to so much newness but I would also expect them to settle within a few months and adapt to the new routine.