Separation Anxiety

Wassup Mother Fathers,




So my beautiful son (Liam) turned seven months a few weeks ago. For the last month or so he has started to recognize when I am or about to leave the room. If I so much as try to stand up he freaks out. Not just a little freak. NO. You would have thought someone told him Donald Trump actually won the election the way he freaks out. I mean he immediately cries "mama mama mama" over and over until I come back. 


I am a stay at home mom. (Shout Out To All My Stay-At-Home Mamas. WOOT WOOT!) Liam has never actually been away from me longer than a few hours so you can imagine my suprise when his separation anxiety started.  A few months ago I could hand him to a random cashier at Wal-Mart and walk off and he would not so much as bat an eyelash (of course I'd never do that) but now if I walk off to use the bathroom for two minutes he completely looses it. I find myself having to take him everywhere with me to avoid his screams.




I became desperate to figure out what this anxiety was and why it started. I mean I was beginning to think I was going to have a bathroom audience for the rest of my life. (Sooo. Not. Okay) Don't get me wrong, I love my babies company but eventually I will go back to work and I certainly can not take him with me.




So to all you Mother Fathers out there going through the same thing Have No Fear *in my superhero voice*, Taylor The Great is here to save the day! I've done some research on the matter so I'm basically an expert now. Just kidding guys but seriously here are two reasons why you don't need to freak out.




1) This behavior is perfectly normal for your child. People will say it is a phase. It's not necessarily a phase as it is a developmental stage. Every child goes through it at one point in time.




2) It will get better! You wont always have to share your bathroom moments. Overtime as you reassure your child that you are going to come back they will begin to freak out a lot less.




Also, as I am learning now, there are so many things you can do to make separation easier.
Here is a great site for helpful hints about separation anxiety.




Whatever you do, don't worry loves. As in everything, it will get better with time. But I want to hear from all my Mother Fathers out there. Have your kids gone through this? What did you do? What would be your advice to other parents?


Bottom Line is Separation Anxiety does not have to stress you out. And that is The Mother Father Truth.