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Starting school can be hard for young kids. Here’s how to help with separation anxiety
Experts recommend gradual exposure and consistent routines to help children overcome separation anxiety, which affects many preschoolers during their first school experiences.
- Starting preschool or kindergarten can cause separation anxiety in some children experiencing extended time away from parents.
- Experts recommend validating children's feelings but staying firm, allowing them to build resilience by facing difficult situations.
- Strategies like choosing a 'bravery toy', short practice separations, and goodbye rituals can help children cope with separation anxiety.
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Starting school can be hard for young kids. Here’s how to help with separation anxiety
Separation anxiety can be a struggle for young kids starting preschool or kindergarten. For many of those children, it's their first time being apart from their parent or guardian for an extended period of time.
·United States
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Starting school can be hard for young kids. Here's how to help wi
On her first full day of preschool, Alexander Lane’s 3-year-old daughter stayed in the car for an hour at drop-off because she didn’t want to go inside. On the second day, she entered class in tears. But by the third day, she eagerly ran into the classroom. Starting preschool or kindergarten is a milestone, but also a source of anxiety for some children, including many who are experiencing their first extended period of time away from a parent o…
·Baltimore, United States
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