When three-year-old Johnny began throwing tantrums and begging his mother, Marla, not to take him to daycare, she brushed it off at first as a phase. But when his protests turned desperate, Marla decided to uncover the truth—and what she discovered was both shocking and heartbreaking. One morning, Johnny threw himself to the floor, crying, “No, Mommy, no!” Marla glanced at her watch, exasperated. She’d already been late to work several times that week. Johnny had always loved daycare, but over the past week, he’d become inconsolable whenever it was time to go….