The article "Child Separation Anxiety: Does Your Child Have It?" talks about family, it was written by D.Herren.
If you're a parent, then more than likely you may face the
common trouble of separation anxiety in your cihld. What exactly
is child separation anxiety?
In a nutshell, that is the type of
anxiety or srtess your child may encounter when you leave
him/her alone and they get upset or cry due to the separation
involved.
The reason they get upset or cry is because the child
learns to remember objects or specific people, and when those
objects or people become absent, anxiety sets in.
The sepraation can be scary to a child because they are not sure
if you're leaving them for good.
They are more aware of you
being aronud all the time and used to it. What they aren't
familiar with is you leaving and returning.
In most cases, that type of sepaartion anxiety or stress is very
common. But, if it persist, it may become chronic and have
lasting effects on the child down the road.
Typical instances when your chlid may face separation anxiety
may be when you drop your son or daughter off at the babysitters
or even during those first few days of daycare or school.
The
child will typically cry, become withdrawn, and be difficult to
deal with.
So the monstrous question is, when does seapration anxiety with your
child need to be looked at more closely?
And most importantly, what should be done to stop it early so it
doesn't have lasting effects on the child as they get older?
One must remember when dealing with a child with child
separation anxiety, anxiety can be contagious.
The more you show
it, the more your child will pick up on it and make the
situation more difficult. An simple way to get on top of the
situation eraly is to play small "leave and return" games with
your child. This way, they get acucstomed to you being gone in
short intervals, and most importantly...Get accustomed to you
returning.
A sipmle "peek a boo" game or “hide and seek” around
the house may do the trick.
The more you can do these exercises, and the longer amounts of
time you can be separated is key to overcmoing child separation
anxiety. The ebook, "The Separation Anxiety Solution" is full of
tips, tricks and helpful advice that has helped many kids
overcome that difficult and common trouble.It can be found at:
The
Separation Anxiety Solution
If your child still shows strong symptoms of child separation
anxiety after weeks of doing exercises to get them use to you
being away, it may be time to see a doctor or therapist.
The
earlier you can get that trouble under control, the bteter it
will be not only for your child, but also for you.
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