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Separation Anxiety
Read all 5 responses: "My son is 12 months and 3 weeks. He has been WONDERFUL with not crying unless he's extremely tired or hungry. We've been so blessed.
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- My daughter is 12 months and 2 weeks old. She is defiantly going through the same thing. She always wants me to hold her and when I try to put her down she just scream...
- Your son sounds very much like mine. He did something similar around the same age and I know a few other moms who reported the same. Perhaps it's a teething thing? ...
- My son went through that as well and now at 19 months and 3 wks still occurs from time to time when I put him to bed but mainly when we go to church and I take hime to...
Separation Anxiety with 8 Yr Old
Read all 5 responses: "My youngest son seems to have separation anxiety only when he goes to stay the night with family members. He has never stayed the ...
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- I had the VERY same issue with my daughter. All I can say is give him time. He will outgrow it. It may be something you're just going to have to deal with until he g...
- I don't think it necessarily means there are other issues he is afraid to reveal to you. Some kids just feel better in their own house and are uncomfortable sleeping ...
- Have you talked to your pediatrician? I have an 11 year old and he was the same way. He didnt want to go anywhere and would definately not spend the night anywhere. ...
5 Yr Old with Separation Anxiety
I agree that five is a little old for separation anxiety but her recovery so soon after you're gone sounds about right. Maybe she's going through a clingy ...
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- My son did this at five also. All of the sudden he didn't want to go to his preschool, where he had been going for three years and was entirely comfortable. And he d...
- Dear T., I had this same exact problem with my 5 year old. She was going to the Church Pre-K and she started doing the same thing. We finally figured out that she...
- I had the same thing happen with my daughter who is now 5 1/2. But right before her 5th birthday she started doing the same thing. She didn't want to go to Sunday scho...
7 Year Old Daughter with Extreme Separation Anxiety!!!!
Read all 21 responses: "Hi there, I need help!! My daughter is 7 years old. She has (what I would call), extreme separation anxiety. It never fails... when ...
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- This is completely normal, first of all. When kids hit age 5 and older they start to see themselves as seperate from their parents and have worries about death, injury...
- Hi J., I would seriously consider taking your daughter to a counselor or psychologist, especially if she feels so anxious even around her grand parents. You don't ...
- When I was little and would go spend the night with my grandma I would also get nervous. My mom sent me with an envelope full of her "kisses" and when I would get ner...
Extreme Separation Anxiety in 19-m.o. B/g Twins
Read all 5 responses: "Hello moms! I just wondered what some of you have done to help separation anxiety in toddlers. We are active in our (LDS) church but ...
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- When you say you let them cry it out, were you there? My children both (almost one and two-and-a-half) cry terribly when we take them to nursery, but as soon as we le...
- Is there one parent that they prefer over the other? I know that is a strange question, but when I would try and take our kids to nursery they would fuss when I left,...
- It might not hurt to invite the nursery leaders over a couple times and let your kids get used to the nursery leaders outside of nursery. The other things is if you t...
Need Advice with Baby Coping with Separation Anxiety
I know she is just coming over to greet me because she misses me but is no longer suffering separation anxiety. Now she is happy and laughing when I leave ...
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- Hi N., I had a live in sitter for 1yr for my two children and at first they seemed weary and skeptical so I was extremely nervous. A friend of mine advised me to ha...
- Is there any way that you can have the new sitter and the relative meet together with your daughter. I feel that this way your daughter can see that the both of them ...
- Its a time factor. My daughter at 2 still does it. But I would rather my child be cautious than readily available to anyone. So I just explain to people she is shy, it...
Mamma's Boy Has Sever Separation Anxiety, Still Nursing and Co-sleeping
Read all 4 responses: "My son has sever separation anxiety and has no interest in stopping nursing. He is 18 months and the younger of two children.
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- I too am the mom of a cling-o sorus. The way I got nursing under control was to put him on a schedule, stick to my guns, and then once he accepted it I started droppi...
- Don't be so worried. You are a loving caring mom and obviously have raised a loving caring little sensitive girl. Your baby is still a baby and cannot yet express his ...
- I recommend this program to EVERYBODY!! It has worked wonders with both my kids: www.sleepsense.net. Go to Do-it-Yourself options, and buy the $47 e-book online. ...
Separation Anxiety 8 Month Old
Aug 24, 2009 ... Separation anxiety is a normal phase children go thru at about 8 or 9 months Depends on the child how long it lasts but normally not longer ...
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- What changed? If she liked it to begin with, what changed? Having 3 kids of my own and 9 that call me Mom, I understand separation anxiety, but most kids don't sudde...
- K., I know you want to get yourself in shape. So, why not try some DVD's that you can watch at home to get your exercise until your baby is a little older and gets ...
- K., it isn't "giving in to her" to go to her when she cries. She is not manipulating you and crying because she "knows you will come to her when she's in child watch."...
Separation Anxiety with the Baby Sitter
Read all 7 responses: "Hello everyone, My 20 month old is displaying signs of separation anxiety with her current sitter. My sitter says everytime she ...
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- I didn't experience this myself... except once. My little one cried when we left "Nana's" once. We had been visiting and she wanted to STAY AT MY MOTHER's when the ...
- Hi, B.. Well, Sweetie, you're very, very fortunate that your daughter cries for 5 minutes, because some kids cry for hours, throw tantrums, and make themselves sick ov...
- I'm sure it saddens you that she is sad to leave the sitter, but look on the bright side... YOU HAVE A GOOD SITTER THAT SHE LOVES! She has a healthy relationship with...
Separation Anxiety at 7?
Read all 78 responses: "My son is in the first grade and exhibits out of control separation anxiety. Every morning he screams and cries, chases after me and ...
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- I try to make sure my daughter has an hour of "play-alone time" at the house. At the age of four we are trying to instill the idea that it is OK to do stuff on your ow...
- manipulation for certain....take away his favorite activity or t.v. or whatever he loves and do not give in and he'll shape up...I wouldn't do the principal thing...th...
- My grandson was having some similar problems and his teacher and my daughter and her husband involved him in developing a plan to help him in the morning. It was quit...
