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Wild Thing had a bit of a rough spell earlier this week at his child care center. He paid some visits to the next classroom up from his, where most of the kids his age have moved. In most ways, he's more than ready to be there, and he was excited by the change ... for a while. But he had a spot of trouble coping with the new environment. That is, if "a spot of trouble" encompasses the behavior of sitting on the floor crying and singing the ABC song to comfort yourself between your sobs. For half an hour.

So, he's moved back in with the younger toddlers. He isn't among his peers there, which we're not happy about; on the other hand, it doesn't seem to matter much to him, since he has essentially no interest in most of his peers anyway. He doesn't care much for boisterous behavior in anyone other than himself, and the toddlers are quieter, so he can play by himself undisturbed and mooch snuggles from his favorite teachers. Such is his wont.