Well last night he had a major meltdown - mummy was just not good enough, he needed daddy. We ended up with snuggles on the couch watching telly until he was so tired that he asked to go to bed.

This morning he started pushing boundaries (and really pushing my buttons). Thankfully it's only a short time apart this time. I've let them know at the childcare centre so they can keep an eye out for any behavioural changes at school.

At his previous centre they used to talk about it and the children would share stories. The carers would get the children to do craft that reflected what was happening in a child's life. For example, if someone's mum or dad had gone to China they would get out a map to show where it is and talk about China while that child's parent was away. It was really good for all the children and they learnt about some faraway (and not so far) places. When the parent came back they would bring photos and/or a souvenier to show around.

Marydean he loved the sticker idea last night but wanted to keep going.... (ugh!)... so I gave him some to put on his hands. I think he might "get" it at some sort of level because this morning he pointed to the picture at the end of the timeline and said daddy comes home.

Watching him is like watching my pre-menstrual self ..... one minute happy and playing, the next teary and cross!