I've only had one boy go through a phase like this thank goodness! He was an Oscar winning performer though, it was so dramatic but at least his Mom caught on that it was all an act for her. I convinced her that the best thing she could do in the morning was to drop him off and get out quickly because he turned it off after she left. Pickups was another story because she wanted to hear about our day and he got worse and worse as we chatted simply because he wanted all the attention. It's good for parents to let their children know that they have to wait sometimes and be patient but ugh, it's awful when it happens at our front door!