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[quote=Anonymous]My 5-year-old started kindergarten on Monday. His father left for six months about 3 days before that. A lot of our family routines have changed to adjust for dad's absence, and his daily schedule has changed a lot.

He has been getting progressively more unhappy and angry in the late afternoons. Yesterday, he had an epic meltdown when it was time to put away an activity (he had plenty of warnings and a countdown that time was coming). I do think the major remedy is time to adjust, but yesterday's meltdown was tough for me to handle. I actually worried for the first time ever that he might hurt himself, me, or a sibling in the course of throwing a fit.

One major possibility is that he is hungry. Kindergarten lunch is at 10:30am, and I think his typical small afternoon snack of a cheese stick may not be enough. Dinner is at 5/5:30.

Has anyone gone through a similar adjustment who might have suggestions? Or at least tell me it gets better over time? With dad gone, it is difficult to do much one-on-one time in the evenings, because I also have younger children who have to be monitored.[/quote]

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