Miss Sofia has been very difficult this week. She has been physically acting out with me and at daycare. I've been struggling most of the week dealing with what I now believe are symptoms of her problem. My analytic nature kicked in and I think I finally understand it. Her problem specifically is routine disruption. However, the assaults cannot continue and it's not realistic to expect her to learn from a constant timeout. The root cause of her issues this week came out when I asked her if she missed Daddy (who is traveling). Sofie stopped what she was doing, her lower lip came out and she said, "Yes". I asked her if she wanted to call and tell him that. With the lip still out, she nodded. We got the phone and I explained to Daddy that Sofia had something to tell him. She stammered, "I want you... to be over... here... right now." Daddy told her he was glad that she told him, that he missed her to and that he wished they were together.
Since that conversation, Sofia has been acting like she's two years old. Appropriately frustrating, hilarious and a fabulous kid. I guess we had a breakthrough!
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