Monkeymama, I think I love you! Seriously, I have a little girl who just turned 2 and she's been with me for a year and has been happy and sweet and has wonderful parents. For the past month or so she's been crying for the first hour of every day for her Mommy & Daddy and that's never happened before. It's making me NUTS!

Her parents are great and we've had lots of talks and they can't figure out what's wrong. Everything is the same at home and she's fine at home. She's sleeping the same. The only thing I can think is that my little girl is a creature of routine and her old routine was to come in and set up a tea party for the dolls, then all of a sudden she started the crying routine instead.

I've tried hugging her for the entire hour, being tough and just telling her to stop it for the hour, redirecting and distracting her, it's crazy. Sound familiar? If you find the answer please share and I'll certainly share with you if I can figure out a solution!