Solutions to treat separation anxiety in my child

Separation anxiety is one of the most frightening things for your little one. It's an incomprehensible and uncomfortable feeling for him. It's like you're not there, and he just wants to be with you. Crying fits are usually his way of expressing his rejection of this separation, although these fits often occur for a number of reasons, including:

- Joining a new nursery or a change in the way he is cared for (having a new nanny with him)

-The arrival of a new baby

-Father's sudden travel or absence

-Moving to a new home

After identifying the above reasons, you can appreciate his fear and understand his anxiety about separating from you. The following lines offer some suggested solutions to make things easier:

- Make your absence from him gradual and for short periods at first. Do not exceed an hour or two at most, and then make the periods longer. However, it is important in the beginning that he feels reassured that you will return after a short period.

Try to leave him with someone he knows and loves, because the feeling of being in the company of completely strangers increases his fear and does not help calm him down.

When leaving, do not show your panic and fear, but try to appear completely calm.

- Don't distract him with something temporary and leave him, but make sure he is fully engaged in the activity or with his friends.

Use his favorite toy or anything else that reminds him of you and assure him that it will stay with him until you return to him quickly.

- Make your return to him full of tenderness and kisses and tell him that you missed him a lot.

-Encourage him to talk about the fun things and activities he did so that he will always remember that his time was enjoyable and with time he will come to terms with the idea of ​​you being away for hours.

- Talk to him the day before and encourage him to look at his previous photos of him enjoying himself in the nursery with the nanny so that he will be more understanding when you leave him.