Child Separation Anxiety

Child separation anxiety is very normal at a young age, you should expect your child to feel anxious when you say goodbye because they don’t understand that you are going to be returning.

Child separation anxiety occurs because your child is affraid that when you leave you will not return, they are affraid of losing their parent/caregiver.

It is very easy to relieve child separation anxiety with patience, understanding, and a few simple tactics.

 However one in ten children’s anxiety will not go away, they’re fears will intensify, if the child separation anxiety is causing difficulties with school and social situations your son/daughter may have child separation anxiety disorder. In this case you are going to want to take a look at treatment for child separation anxiety disorder.

Child Separation Anxiety: Is That Normal?

Child separation anxiety can begin before a child’s first birthday and can last until they are four years old. One big problem with diagnosing a child with child separation anxiety versus child separation anxiety disorder is that the symptoms can vary greatly from child to child.

One way to really know if your son or daughter has child separation anxiety disorder is if their symptoms don’t go away, even with your best efforts.

Unlike separation anxiety, child separation anxiety disorder is not a normal phase of a childs life. Child separation anxiety disorder is characterized by debilitating distress while the child is away from their primary care giver. Child separation anxiety disorder can cause extreme fears that prohibit a child from going about every day life.

How do I Know If Its Child Separation Anxiety Disorder?

The biggest difference between child separation anxiety and its counterpart child separation anxiety disorder is the intensity of the symptoms.

But some other ways you can tell if your child has child separation anxiety disorder is if they have some of the following symptoms.

• Nightmares about being away from their primary care giver
• Worries of a terrible accident that will kill their primary care giver
• Worries of an event that will leave them permanently separated from their primary care giver
• Reluctance to sleep
• Refusal of going to school
• headaches or stomach aches when they are away from their primary care giver
• cling to the caregiver

More Information About Child Separation Anxiety

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