Separation Anxiety in Babies

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Coping With Separation Anxiety in Babies
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• It is quite probable that you will not experience
  separation anxiety in babies when the baby is
  less than six months of age.
• Here are some tips that can help you cope and
  survive with the separation anxiety in babies
  symptoms.

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• Introduce other carers
• In the mind of a baby you are the carer and
  anyone else who assumes this role may cause the
  baby to experience anxiety. It would be better to
  introduce the other carer when you are around as
  this will help the baby to become comfortable
  around another person. The baby will then
  understand that you are not leaving permanently
  and that another carer is in charge until you
  return.

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• Act firmly when you say goodbye
• Dont let the baby see you as weak when you say
  goodbye act confident otherwise the baby may
  sense that you are anxious. The carer should have
  a game or toy at hand to involve the child when
  you say the quick goodbye.

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• Give a time you expect to return
• Give the child a specific time that you are
  planning to return. This lets them know that
  although you are leaving for a short period you
  are in fact planning to return soon.

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• Meet the needs of the child
• If you are finding that your baby is clingy you
  must continue to show your love. If you stop the
  cuddles, the holding and the talking your baby
  will not suddenly learn to become independent.
  Quite the opposite may occur in that the baby may
  learn not to want affection anymore.

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