How to Ease Separation Anxiety

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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics there are several helpful things that parents and caregivers can do to ease a child’s separation anxiety. ​

​​Some suggestions for easing separation anxiety: 

Young infants

• Be patient
• Be consistent
• Be comforting

Mobile Infants

• Ease children into routine
• Be consistent in routines and schedules
• Encourage parents to leave quietly
• Have a goodbye ritual

​​Some suggestions for easing separation anxiety: 

Toddlers

• Be firm and persistent
• Have a consistent goodbye ritual
• Encourage parents to leave quietly and return quietly

Preschoolers 
​​It is important for children of all ages to have a familiar face greet them when they arrive at child care as well as consistent daily routines and goodbye rituals. 

It is also helpful if children arrive at child care well fed and rested. Working with parents to establish a consistent routine and arrival ritual is one of the best ways to ease separation anxiety in children of all ages.  

Course Navigation Menu

1. Course Agenda
2. What is Separation Anxiety?
3. Development
4. A Familiar Face
5. Familiar Caregiver (1/4) 

6. Temperament and Separation Anxiety
7. Attachment  (2/4)
8. Separation Anxiety Disorder
9. How to Ease Separation Anxiety
10. Managing Separation Anxiety

11. Helping Children (3/4)
12. End of Course Quiz (4/4)
13. Course Evaluation Form
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