So - as long as your child is not clinging like a limpet to the hem of your skirt or trousers - you can walk away on the first day and feel satisfied your most precious possession is in good hands.
As we turn up the road through the village that clings to the hem of Tikse's sprawling skirt, we hear the-plaintive, summoning blasts on the traditional (yes, in the Himalayas) conch-shell horn.