Ughh it’s just a moan really. My dd (aged 5, in reception) is not coping with lockdown very well. She’s become very clingy, constantly seeking attention and getting quite cross if she can’t get it (I’m working from home FT). If we go on even a short walk she will have a tantrum halfway around. She has a room full of toys, every day we have a check list of activities including both phonics/numbers and more fun stuff like board games/sticker books for us to do together but I do need to work. I’ve set her up with a tablet with disney+, Netflix, kids games. I’ve printed off a ton of twinkl activity sheets, got the paints out, etc. And she just can’t settle for 5 minutes. I feel like a complete bitch because I’m getting to a point of just irrationality and dreading the juggling act every single weekday. I can’t take off any annual leave right now and my managers are not sympathetic. I’ve tried talking to dd about how she feels about the lockdown, I’ve tried love bombing, she’s just not coping. She’s waking up two or three times a night and getting me up. Every time I try and say I need to work or can’t play right now, she seems to take it so badly.
Despite me doing reading with her daily her attention and ability seem to be getting worse and I’m really worried about her progress the rest of this reception year.
Can anyone relate/offer advice? I guess I’m just looking for anyone to say they’re in a similar boat as all I see on social media is mums loving it...