Joanna Fortune: How can I help my two-year-old to understand mum and dad are separated? 

"Try to develop a goodbye ritual you and her father use when you leave.  It could be a little song that you sing (always the same song) with a short dance."

"While you are understandably focused on your daughter, also ensure you are taking time to take care of yourself through all of this."

Joanna Fortune

CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST

My partner and I separated during the summer. We have a two-year-old daughter - her father looks after her most weekends while I stay at my parents' house. She cries every time he leaves, which is heartbreaking. I've told her that we love her very much, even when we're not with her, but she's too young to understand what is happening. What can I do?