My DH has been away a lot this summer for work. It will be 6 weeks in total by the time he comes back next week.
In this time my dd hasn't shown any sadness or even once mentioned she misses her dad. She talks to him on Skype probably once every 3-4 days, even though I speak to him everyday, she won't talk to him on the phone when I offer. She's really excited about him coming back but never mentions him during the day when she had school holidays.
DS is nearly 20m and also hasn't really shown any kind of behaviour that his dad's absence has affected him. He is eating and sleeping well. I give him the phone almost everyday for him to babble to Dh and he does this probably for about 2 mins everyday.
Is this normal? DH is quite a hands on dad when he's at home but he works quite long hours and when he comes home they both go crazy and won't get off his lap for hours. They force him outside and play on the trampoline or cuddle up with blankets and watch TV with him until bedtime. I know they love him so much.
I'm just sad they're not missing him as much as I thought they would. Is there any reason why they'd be like this? Is it normal?
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Is this strange behaviour about absent parent in toddler and 5 year old?
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Fakebook · 05/09/2013 10:02
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