There are several stages in a child's separation anxiety period.

In fact, most parents will face separation anxiety in their children. Usually, the children will show symptoms such as crying loudly, kicking and making a fuss, ignoring others, dull expressions, etc. Therefore, parents should pay more attention to their children at this time.

1. Resistance stage - crying, kicking and making a fuss;

2. Disappointment stage - still crying, but intermittently, less noisy movements, ignoring others, and dull expression;

3. Detachment stage - accepting care from outsiders and starting normal activities, such as eating and playing with toys, but showing a sad expression when seeing the mother.

4. The psychological impact of separation anxiety on children should be taken more seriously. An American psychologist found that if early separation anxiety is severe, it will reduce the effectiveness of children's intellectual activities and even affect their future creativity and ability to adapt to society. Therefore, reducing children’s separation anxiety in the early stages is of great significance to the development of their abilities and the formation of a healthy personality. It is worth noting that in the past two years, the number of children with severe anxiety levels among new kindergarten students has been increasing. After their parents accompanied the children in adaptation activities specially arranged in kindergarten, some children have basically passed the anxiety period, but some children's anxiety symptoms are still very serious. Why are there such differences among children? Look at the young parents outside the kindergarten gate who are equally anxious and even in tears when new children enter, and you will understand the answer - it is their over-care that causes their children's excessive anxiety.

5. Experts point out that excessive pampering in life will affect the development of children's self-care ability; too many restrictions on activities will affect the development of children's interpersonal skills; "cramming" education methods will affect the development of children's active exploration and positive creative abilities, and the lack of these abilities will directly affect the development of children's self-confidence, causing them to have greater psychological fear and separation anxiety than other children when facing a new environment. A few years ago, the media reported that a college student with a high IQ and excellent test scores trembled all over and was at a loss when he heard that he would be sent to study abroad. Now it seems that this may be a serious manifestation of "separation anxiety."