To prepare parents to handle separation anxiety in their hospitalized toddler, they are encouraged to hold their child for long periods of time. Parents are not forced to immediately move out.
What is separation anxiety?
- Separation anxiety is the cause of major stress in preschool children especially between the ages of 6 to 30 months.
- A child tries to protest to avoid separation and acts in a stage of denial by crying, screaming for the attention of his parents.
- A child clings to his parents and avoids others to prevent anxiety and separation.
- To prevent this, parents must be allowed to hold their children especially toddlers as much as possible and if possible, they must sit with the child in hospital.
- A child can be given toys to play or books to read to distract him from his parents.
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