I spent the morning talking to a 3 year old about why mums cannot stay at school! With her separation anxiety mounting every second when her mum went out of her sight, she found comfort in the fact that her mum and I were wearing the same colour top, a rich royal blue top. We took a walk around the school as we went on a 'mum hunt'. What a bundle of joy! She chatted about her interests, her favourite food, what her mum likes to do, different types of birds that she sees around her house and even where she lives........all amongst deep sobs every now and then, with a semi-muted mantra .............."mumma". All went well till she saw her mum again in a corner of the school.
Separation anxiety can be huge and from a child's perspective it can almost feel like abandonment! In my teaching career over the years I have read, seen, experienced both as a parent and an educator, learnt and heard about separation anxiety, time and again. This evening, I went on to Google (as most of the times) to see if I could find more strategies to help ease this anxiety in the new children and parents. Helpguide for separation anxiety
Hopefully this reading/experiencing and learning will help me convince the little one tomorrow as to why mums cannot stay at school for long.
Perhaps it will also depend on how quickly that rich, royal blue top dries up!
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