I have been working on answering questions, but I am about a week and a half behind. I am getting to them, so please be patient. Luckily there were a lot fewer questions over the last week, so I should be able to catch up relatively quickly. Rest assured I am working on it and will soon get to your questions.
Reader Comments:
- Mother Hood said...
Happy anniversary! Enjoy your break!
December 30, 2008 11:44 AM
Plowmanators said...
Thanks MotherHood. You "da woman." :)
January 6, 2009 4:10 PM
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I have a question about separation anxiety...MINE! Our son is 12 months old. He stays at a family member's home about 6-8 hours each week while I am at work. He has also stayed with family several times when my husband and I have been out on dates. We will be attending an out of state event that will require us to be gone for three days and our son will not be able to come with us. He will be staying with my parents. I know he will be fine, but I am experiencing terrible guilt and grief about the whole situation. I don't want him to be homesick for us or be scared. I was always homesick as a child and remember what a bad feeling it was! Do you have any advice? Thanks so much!
It sounds like you are attributing feelings to your child because you feel/felt them. This is totally a normal thing to do, but you want to try not to :) You want your child to experience his own emotions, not yours.
It is normal to be anxious when your child is away from you for the first (or 5000th) time. You worry. He will be with people who love him and probably spoil him. He will have a great time. Realize he has his own feelings, they are not what you had. If you display anxiety over it, you are likely to pass that on to him. So try to relax :)
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