Explaining this to a two year old

[Entertaining_Angels]

I wasn't sure where else to put this because most people aren't separated from their spouses for more than a year at a time.

My husband is deployed for approximately 15 more months. Our soon to be three year old daughter is having a very hard time (as are we all) but she is the only one who doesn't understand. Every time the dog barks, she goes running to the door looking for Daddy. She's very much a daddy's girl and she's really not handling this well...frequent crying and tantrums. Yes, we let her talk on the phone with him whenever possible and he sends video clips but that doesn't even begin to replace Daddy in her mind and she wants him home NOW!

Any advice from anybody whose had a two or three year old when Daddy left?

 

[Mayzoo]

I wasn't sure where else to put this because most people aren't separated from their spouses for more than a year at a time.

My husband is deployed for approximately 15 more months. Our soon to be three year old daughter is having a very hard time (as are we all) but she is the only one who doesn't understand. Every time the dog barks, she goes running to the door looking for Daddy. She's very much a daddy's girl and she's really not handling this well...frequent crying and tantrums. Yes, we let her talk on the phone with him whenever possible and he sends video clips but that doesn't even begin to replace Daddy in her mind and she wants him home NOW!

Any advice from anybody whose had a two or three year old when Daddy left?

I wish I could be more helpful, but all I can say very sorry for your situation and reccomend that you will get more traffic and answers in the parenting forum for this question.

 

[Entertaining_Angels]

Thanks, I didn't know there was a forum over there but ran across it after I posted this.

God bless