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In most infants and young children, some degree of anxiety at the separation of a parent or prime caregiver is quite normal behaviour. Some young children go on to develop separation anxiety disorder. If this condition continues, there is the risk that this condition could proceed, and Extreme Separation Anxiety may become manifest in the infant or child.

Extreme Separation Anxiety.

It is usual for the infant or child, to make it known in some manner, by crying or sobbing, its displeasure when it becomes aware that Mom is going out, or maybe off to work, and that it will be separated. But the child will soon quieten down and happily start playing with its dolls and toys, under the attention of its familiar caregiver.

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Your child is at last ready to take the first real steps away from the domestic environment, and into the outside world. The child is embarking on its first steps to its own independence. Excitement with the new uniform and school equipment will prevail, and most times it can be a happy and smooth change in your childs life, and for you the parent.

But what happens if  on reaching the school gates,and the child realizes just what is happening and starts to cry and scream out ‘ Mommy, Mommy, please don’t leave me, please don’t go’?. That is a demonstration of separation anxiety, why, even you, the parent, may have a lump in your throat at the thought of leaving your child in such circumstances for the first time!

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Separation Anxiety in a child is normal behaviour for instance in a saying Goodbye situation, and with normal caring treatment by the parents, any such anxiety should disappear by the time the child is 4 years old. However,  in some children fear of separation intensifies as time passes. If this anxiety seems to be abnormal. It is possible that the child is suffering from Separation Anxiety Disorder, and may need professional help.

Separation Anxiety, Normal or Not?

In a young child, crying, when saying Goodbye, is a normal, healthy reaction, but separation anxiety has been observed to persist in children older than 4 years of age. Normal anxiety can readily be eased by the parents, by setting firm rules of behaviour.

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There has been much written and said about normal separation anxiety, with much of the emphasis being placed on the anxiety or its disorders, as expressed in either infants, or young children. But if we think about it, we will find that normal separation anxiety is with us continually, and in fact, is part and parcel of our lives from infancy and throughout our more mature years.

Separation Anxiety in Infants It can give any parent a good feeling when it is realized that your infant is forming a positive attachment to you by showing a reaction of some kind each time you leave the baby.At about 6 months old your baby can carry a picture of you in its mind, even though you are not physically present. For the baby ‘out of sight’ is not necessarily ‘out of mind’.

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The question could be posed “ Is separation anxiety only a western society syndrome among infants and young children” or does such anxiety express itself in children raised in poorer and less developed environments? One could reasonably conjecture, that if it is solely a western condition, where members of families tend to live in relative isolation (Mom, Dad, two kids and the immediate neighbours!), are more protected by the government, then for any child reared in this kind of ‘nanny’ environment, would be prone to feeling the effects of any separation from its parents or caregiver to a greater degree of intensity.

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The parents of puppies  – - Dogs suffer from separation anxiety. But with the puppy being only an ‘infant’ dog can they too suffer from the condition, or are they different?

Puppies, like their parents are highly sociable pack animals, so, you, being the owner of the young pup become the leader of the pack when it joins you in the house.

It wants to be with you always, and therefore it is encumbant upon you to teach the young animal that sometimes you cannot always be with it.

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For any family or person owning a pet dog (Mans best friend!!) it will be known by anyone having such a canine pet, of the very close bond which exists between the animal and its owner.

But separation anxiety can be a big problem, and has contributed as to the reason why large numbers of dogs end up living their lives in animal shelters, also the anxiety condition in these animals can be difficult to treat.

Domestic dogs are very sociable creatures and thrive on company, indeed, you, as the owner of the animal are probably the most important object in its ‘doggie’ world. So it is only natural for the dog, that when you go out, or leave it alone, that the pet experiences both anxiety and distress.

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Parental patience and know how can go a long way to alleviating the anxiety disorder, but some children with separation anxiety disorder often need more than parental love and care. It may need Professional advice and intervention.

So, how do you know when to seek out Professional advice and help for your child? By now you will have seen all of the warning signs for the disorder, and if your parental efforts to overcome the anxiety disorder of your child, have failed, it is time to seek Professional treatment. But, you may well ask, Just what is the treatment for my child?

Treatment for Separation Anxiety Disorder.

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Unfortunately, in present society, it is not uncommon for young children to suffer from Anxiety Disorder. The anxiety is normally induced into the child directly by mental illness, environmental considerations, and inherited influences,

But what of a normal young child who is being raised by parents who both suffer from an anxiety disorder themselves?

Can such young children living in a ‘domestic anxiety’ environment become adversely affected by the anxiety condition of their parents?

Recent recognition of such a possibility have led to studies in America which seek to prevent any kind of mental disorder being induced in the children resulting from the anxiety condition of the parents.

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For any person suffering from anxiety or an anxiety disorder, and who is involved in treatment for the condition, will, as part of the treatment usually be taking some kind of anti depressant medication alongside the counseling therapy.

Anti depressant drugs will be of great assistance in relieving the immediate symptoms, but are not necessarily a long term solution to the problem, and can have unpleasant side effects from their usage, even to the point of becoming addictive.

Anxiety Medication.

There are many types of medicines used in the treatment of anxiety, such as the Benzodiazepines, and the more recently introduced, Beta-Blockers, and anti depressant drugs. (NB. It is not a good idea to take any of these medicines, unless under the direct supervision of a Physician).

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