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Separation Anxiety

Separation anxiety is the fear of being apart from someone who is important to you. And to a certain extent, it is totally normal. Most little kids go through a phase of separation anxiety when their caregivers are not around. However, if separation anxiety continues long after a little kid has turned into a big one, those nervous feelings can become a problem. Is It a Phase? The classic example of separation anxiety is a one- year-old girl screaming her head off when being dropped off at day care. The weeping makes her mom feel horrible. And yet this form of separation anxiety is actually a good sign! It means that the

Little kids sometimes cry when Mom leaves because they can’t understand that she’ll be right back.