I'm looking for some advice from parents who have been there, done that and found a way through...
DD has started having meltdowns at transition points: leaving the house, going into shops etc. She is currently receiving therapeutic support, which seems to be helping, but meltdowns still occur. I'm getting pretty good at containing them until we can get to a safe space, but not 100% there yet.
I've developed a thick skin to the looks I get from other parents when DD is screaming and shouting on the floor, even when she is calling me awful names. I nearly burst into tears when one lovely lady gave me a reassuring smile in the supermarket and said I was a great mum (as I picked DD off the floor and abandoned my shopping basket in the aisle as we just had to get out of there).
At ballet yesterday, DD had an epic meltdown getting ready and nothing I could do could bring her round. Another mother tried to help by distracting DD, but it was a hindrance really because DD is really shy and hates strangers taking to her. I was trying to get DD to a place where we could get her clothes on and leave, abandoning any thought of going to the lesson, when one of the dads came over and said that no-one else should have to put up with DD's noise and we should leave.
I felt utterly humiliated, but managed to get DD's things together, picked her up in her leotard and took her out of the building. Then burst into tears.
Sorry for the essay! Two questions:
- should I have said something to him? What?
- what do I do when I see him next week? Ignore?
Grateful for words of wisdom please