Scared 5 Year Old

I can say this is a stage, (even though I wouldn't have known it until I read your request). My son did the exact same thing (he was almost 6). I just went back to basics (like when he was going through seperation anxiety around 2) I reasured him he would be ok, and we talked through it. He is perfectly fine now, (he just went to my parents house for 2 weeks and I was the one having a little bit of aniety, lol) it all lasted about 5-6 months. Good luck.

he is definely scared of something or someone. ask him questions about his visits, who comes by, who calls grandparents house. some kid get afraid of uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. because it sometimes seems others are MEAN, if this is the case ask him who came or what came to bring this change in him not wanting to visit grandma. my daugther did that at about 4 or 5 (she's 9 now) and me and husband found out his younger sister was being selfish with her. she would ask my daughter to get up at say 1 am in the morning to go downstairs to get her some water,or scratch her head until she falls asleep, little things like that but my daughter didn't like that and did not want to go back so just ask a lot of questions it may be simple but what's simple to us adults is frustrating to a child.

I used to teach first grade and many of my students found it difficult to adjust to a full day of being away from their parents. I would suggest making sure he has a picture of you guys and encourage him to draw pictures/cards for you when he is missing you.

Hey S., it is a stage they go through but you need to talk to the grandparents and ask them to reassure him that he will go home tomorrow (or whenever he will be going back home) and not let him call every hour! Have them calm him down and just let him know that you love him but so do they and he will stop wanting to call you all the time! If you don't get them to stop letting him call then it will get worse! I am going through it with my 4 year old grandson who lives with me and when he goes to visit his mama he calls me all the time and cries for Meme the whole time! I am trying to get her to not let him call me except maybe at bedtime and once during the day but not everytime he wants to call but when she decides for him to call! she finally did that this weekend when he was with her and he did so much better, she said he only cried 3 or 4 times for me and he was with her for almost 3 days! it does get better but the grandparents have to help alot to make it work out! Good Luck! D.

Maybe something from home would make him feel more comfortable when he is there.