What is separation anxiety in infants?
Separation anxiety in infants is in general a psychological condition in which a person has severe anxiety against separation from home or from people to whom he is attached very strongly.
separationanxiety in infants can hit people at any age. in fact, separation anxiety in infants affects more adults than children, (about 7% of adults, and about 4% of separation anxiety in infants).
When does separation anxiety in infants starts?
Separationanxiety in infants tends to be usually normal, and usually lasts for a relatively short time, as most parents will know it generally takes the form of screaming and tantrums. It can start as soon as they recognize they have been separated from a parent, sometimes as young as 8 months old, but at this age they do not, of course, understand that the parent is going to come back again. Once they get to an age (normally around 3 years old) where they understand this, it will usually decrease.
How to deal with separation anxiety in infants?
However, in a small percentage of children, separation anxiety in infants can become a psychological disorder, which does not go away. The child may experience excessive distress when being parted from the person they are emotionally attached to, (usually the mother or father) for fear the person won’t return, and they are afraid that something bad will happen to them. Separation anxiety ininfants can affect daily living to a very great degree, for instance not wanting to go to school, having recurring nightmares and/or wanting to sleep in the same room or even the same bed, and should be diagnosed by his or her doctor as early as possible for separation anxiety in infants.
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