H and I need reassurance that it's normal for DD1 to cry about every. little. thing. all. bloody. day.
This afternoon we had tears because
- dd2 touched her balloon (even though they were playing catch)
- The toys in the garden might blow away (it's not windy, or raining, and nothing has ever blown away from the garden) this went on for about an hour, and she refused to come in for tea until they were all cleared away
- she might have left something in a restaurant we went to last week. Even though we have discussed this before and she knows she didn't.
- Because she couldn't have another muffin, even though there were only 4 and no-one else was havign another one
- because we sat on dd2's bed to read the bedtime story (they take it in turns)
She isn't crying ALL the time, but it doesn't half feel like it.
She has also started waking 2 or 3 times a night with 'bad dreams' which is exhausting us.
She has just started year 1, is veyr bright, I have started a new job that means I am not here for drop off or pick up but DH normally is, or she has a childminder who she loves. but the tears and drama have been going on all summer when I was home all day.
We are trying to ignore and send her to sit somewhere quiet until she calms down, after we tried to reason with her and found it made her worse.
Any advice/sympathy/reassuracne would be awesome.
tia