Separation Anxiety
Leaving a young toddler who is crying and clingy can feel like torture. You know separation anxiety is normal but it doesn’t make it any easier. This workshop delves into the science of this behavior for a deeper understanding and also gives lots of solutions for making this transition as smooth as possible, as well as things to avoid that make it worse. Full Class Time: 18min
| Module 1 | Overview |
| Overview of separation anxiety including what it is and why it happens | |
| Unit 1 | Separation Anxiety Overview |
| Module 2 | Common Factors |
| Knowing the list of common factors that can increase separation anxiety, can help parents work to eliminate the avoidable ones. | |
| Unit 1 | Common Factors |
| Module 3 | Stages of Separation Anxiety |
| Learn the 4 stages of separation anxiety and understand what behavior is normal and why. | |
| Unit 1 | Stages of Separation Anxiety |
| Module 4 | What Parents Can Do |
| A great list of things parents can do before and the first few days of a change in daycare/school, as well as the don'ts for drop offs that make separation anxiety worse. | |
| Unit 1 | What Parents Can Do Before |
| Unit 2 | First Few Days |
| Unit 3 | Don'ts for Drop Offs |
| Module 5 | What Teachers Can Do |
| A list of great things teachers/schools can do to minimize separation anxiety. Many teachers do a lot of these. Check as see what you may want to ask your child's teacher/school to add. | |
| Unit 1 | What Teachers Can Do Before |
| Unit 2 | At School |
| Module 6 | Tips |
| Additional tips for decreasing separation anxiety | |
| Unit 1 | Separation Anxiety Tips |
| Module 7 | Summary |
| Summary of important points covered in the separation anxiety class | |
| Unit 1 | Separation Anxiety Summary |
