mdmymd
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Reged: 07/04/07
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My husband sort of moved out 2 weeks ago. He's still here after work until the children are in bed, but he's not here in the morning. He's often traveled for work, which my 4 y.o. understands. When he travels, he or I show her on the map where he is and talk about when he'll be back. She speaks to him on the phone, everything's been fine.
We have yet to talk to her about the separation. According to my husband, it's not necessarily permanent so he doesn't want to tell her yet. My counselor that I see alone agrees with that for now, so I haven't pushed telling her.
Well, now, my normally easy-going preschooler is having 3-4 substantial meltdowns a day, sobbing and wailing over little things. She's never been overly emotional, even when she was a toddler so it's definitely out of character for her. Once in a while when I gently question her she'll say "i miss my daddy" but not each time.
She's so young, but do you think she might benefit from counseling to help communicate her feelings? Or is there something more that I can be doing to help her?
Thank you for any of your thoughts on how to help my girl. It's so hard to watch her struggle with her emotions.
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JennyLynn
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Reged: 07/14/05
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When I was married to Ex, his first ex-wife, DSD's mother, put DSD in counseling when she was only 2. My son is 2 1/2, and I am now divorced from his dad. He took the transitions really difficult at first, but it's gotten much better. I seriously considered counseling for him, and am still debating whether or not to take him, regardless of the transitions being easier on him. Children that are so young just don't have the capability of expressing their emotions as adults do, I would consider the idea of counseling if I were you. It couldn't hurt, if anything, it would only help.
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