Meltdowns every Friday?

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My 3 (4 this month) year old is very prone to melt downs and tantrums. Gets overwhelmed very easy.

I mentioned it to nursery and he doesnt there his key person said "aw I cant imagine him doing that" so that shows the difference lol

Him and his sister are in nursery 3 days. Tuesday-thursday so its all together then Im off witb them for 4 straight days I tried to keep it consistent x

But every Friday if eel like its melt down central.i assume its because hes been in preschool for 3 days straight and not letting Big emotions out he will cry if hes fell over or something there but no melt downs

How do I manage this? Its only just 8am and I feel sad because every Friday irs the same thing I feel like im on egg shells I try to help I just need more tips

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Also bear in mind nursery have a strict routine they might be missing thst some children crave structure at that age my dd used to have worksheets at home when she wasn't much older than your child because she couldn't cope with the 6 week holiday so we would get up dressed etc then do some worksheets then move on with our day it was how she regulated herself

Hi, sorry to hear it is tricky. What seems to trigger the meltdowns on a Friday? Is it anything in particular? Is it when he has to get up, or getting dressed, or breakfast etc? It could be exhaustion after three full-on days at nursery, it could be a change in the routine (after three days at nursery it is something different).

What happens on a Thursday after nursery? Could he be doing something that is making him exhausted? Eg - my husband used to come back late from work (when our eldest was small), and he really wanted to spend time with dc1, so would play with him, and be a really fun Dad, but unfortunately this was the time that he should have been winding down so he could go to sleep okay, so he always struggled to sleep on these days, which had a knock-on effect the following day.

If it is change to the routine (ie staying at home, not going to nursery), could you remind him on a Thursday of what you are doing the next day, so he is mentally prepared, and have something special that he can look forward to? (Maybe a special type of breakfast on a Friday, to mark the start of his days at home with you)?