My son is 19 months old and spends 3-4 days a week in daycare. I work
full time and his dad works a rotating ****ft, so he's home with our
son some days during the week. On the days he's at daycare, he's
unfortunately there for 10 hours, which is obviously a really long day
for him.
When we get home, I usually fix him a quick snack and talk/play with
him for a few minutes before starting dinner... but it seems no matter
what, he goes into meltdown mode very quickly. I try engaging him in
helping me with dinner (stirring, putting items in the pot, putting
things in the trash, etc), which works for a few minutes, but the
meltdown always happens... he ends up standing in the middle of the
room with crocodile tears and a snotty nose just screaming
inconsolably. He doesn't want me to hug or hold him and tells me
"shut up" when I try and usually tries to hit me.
Any ideas on how to make the transition from daycare to home any
easier on him? I've been back at work for almost 5 months now and
this started rather randomly about 2 months ago.
Kim
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