It is Monday morning and you are not dreading the morning traffic, or the meeting with your boss, but instead you fear the drop-off scene at your child's preschool. Separation difficulties can happen with any child at any time during their preschool years. Whether this is your child's first preschool experience or a mid-year crisis, you have probably tried everything, including a few tempting special treats, but he will not be convinced that preschool is the place where he should be. The reasons for these difficult goodbyes at the preschool door are as varied as the personalities of the children who experience them.
Separation anxiety is felt for many reasons throughout a person's life.
For young children who are still so dependent on their parents, separation can be terrifying. A new environment, new faces, and new adult caregivers can be frightening for even the most independent child. Some children balk at the idea of being part of a big group where children must share and take turns. Other children find the noise and activity level of a classroom to be overwhelming. Separation woes Changes in your child's life or just returning to school after a vacation or an illness can be a stressful readjustment.