When your kid is sick, how much do you let go?
For example, DD2.5 spends about 90% of her time asking us to move from room to room. Mummy go to the kitchen, daddy go upstairs, etc etc etc. We ignore this most of the time and distract instead, occasionally giving in and playing along. She almost always accepts the no.
Except on days like today, when she's sick, the no prompts a phenomenal meltdown. She's genuinely incredibly distressed. I'd be happy to give in a bit more when she's ill, except when I do it then takes a good week to get her used to accepting the no again, even once she's well again.
This same pattern of behaviour happens with pretty much every boundary that we set when she's poorly. So do we stop setting them? Or just deal with the upset? It would be easier if she was angry at the no, but it's not rage, it's pure misery, and it's really awful to watch.