STORY 1 Two nights away – single mother
A son who replicates his father’s anger attacks: Sean, aged 12
STORY 2 Two nights away
Hostile rejection of mother: Tanya, aged 4
STORY 3 One night away
Short-fused son, fussy mother likes clear rules: Todd, aged 6
STORY 4 Two awaydays
Fear of separation from mother: Sam, aged 3
STORY 5 One night away
Scared of groups, scared of losing toys: Gina, aged 3
STORY 6 Two nights away
Self-loathing, meltdowns: Tim, aged 9
STORY 7 One night away
Waking 25 times a night: Jess, aged 8
STORY 8 One night away – single mother
Hyperactive and violent: Kim, aged 7
STORY 9 One awayday
Hyperactive, insecure identical twins: Claire and Loki, aged 4½
STORY 10 24 hours at home – single mother
Perfectionism, mild OCD, locked down emotionally: Mark, aged 11
STORY 11 Five weekends of two nights away
Autistic, prone to meltdowns: Sara, aged 8
STORY 12 Morning half-hours
Defiance: Dawn, aged 9
STORY 13 An hour or two of LB, several times a week
Temper tantrums: Mick, aged 8
STORY 14 Two hours, fortnightly
Sibling rivalry: Seamus, aged 3
Estrangement from mother: Paddy, aged 7
STORY 15 LB as part of everyday life
Neediness and truculence: Greta, aged 3
STORY 16 LB play sessions
Easily distressed: Jeff, aged 4
STORY 17 Two nights away
Talented, rebelling against school and underachieving: John, aged 13
STORY 18 Two nights away
Made nervy and angry by parents rowing: Mary, aged 10
STORY 19 An awayday – single father
Self-loathing, tantrums, overeating: Sheila, aged 11
STORY 20 One night away
A dyspraxic, self-hating and meltdown-prone identical twin: Tina, aged 7