My almost 4yo DD cries every night she spends the night with her dad. She wants me and wants to be home with me. I don't think she's crying herself to sleep or anything, but she's clearly suffering some divorce-induced separation anxiety. I am SO SCARED she'll end up with abandonment issues. On a daily basis, I can count on one hand the amount of times I left my girls before they went to bed. I just have always been there. Now I'm not, and she's gotta be wondering why Mommy isn't there with her anymore and also feeling scared/sad.
Please help give me any tips to help get her through this short-term transition and any long-term issues that may arise.
I swear my biggest fear is that they'll end up scarred and with real issues because of this.