DD started prep this year. For all of term 1 and most of term 2, she has been excited to go, happy, doesn't even look back when she goes into the classroom.

Suddenly a few weeks before end of term, she started getting really upset when it was time for me to go, holding on to me, crying, saying she didn't want me to go. She wanted me to stay all day.

I tried explaining I had to go for whatever reason. We talked about how mums don't stay at school all day. I tried staying for reading and that just delayed the years until after reading.

I've tried asking her why she is sad - she doesn't know, she just loves me so much and doesn't want me to go.

Her teacher is as stumped as I am. Usually within 10 mins of me leaving she is ok, but sometimes not. The teacher gives her a special job or gets her to cuddle the class puppy, which sometimes helps.

It has continued off and on since then. Some days better, others not. I'm back at work two days and on those days she now cries when I leave home. Her grandparents take her to school and report that she's now crying when they leave.

I have just dropped her at her singing class and had the same thing - didn't want me to go, bit teary, but seemed ok after a bit.

Could it be that she's just struggling with me going back to work? I'm a bit stumped. She's always been fine to go to other people before, she's never been clingy.

Ideas? Thoughts? Last week it was so bad she started crying as soon as we pulled into the car park and didn't stop until about 15mins after I left apparently.