My 5 year old daughter has very bad seperation anxiety?

Question

My 5 year old daughter wont let me leave the room without calling for me, and wont let me go to the store or any where else without freaking out! I need some suggestions on how to deal with this because i am all out of ideas!

thank you all so much for your help!

Answer 1

Something fun to do is buy walkie-talkies.  If you are in another part of the house you can still talk to her.  Also, when you have to leave her with a babysitter, teach your daughter how to tell time and give her a very specific time you will be home.  Stick to the time and if you are going to be late, make sure you call your daughter.  The babysitter can help out by saying things like "Only 30 minutes till mommy gets home...only 15 minutes..." and so forth.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If your daughter didnt start kindergarten this year maybe think about taking her to daycare if only for half days, get her used to being with other people?

Answer 4

Has she always been this way?

My 5 year old has just started acting the same way.  I'm assuming it's a phase.  

Answer 5

Is it base on anything

My daughter had problem with me leaving after my husband died, she was two.  She really were two young to understand why daddy never came home.  I have know people that got divorce and child did the same thing

She may grow out of it, if you reassure her you are coming back, and come back.  She may get better

She may need to see someone

IF there is a reason, you can work on the reason.  Like with my daughter, the older she got, the more she understood why dad never home.  I kept coming home.  There are time I am late, and she has been knew to say I am late because I am dying.  She still young

Answer 6

not to sound mean at all, but my friends daughter was like this until the took her thru counseling and psychiatric help.  she has anxiety disorders and unfortunately the only method of correcting this was to medicate her.  dont get me wrong, im not saying this IS whats wrong with your child, and this is what needs to be done...but at this point her daughter is medicated, and acts perfectly, does great with life now, copes with any problem that comes her way without flipping out, like she did b4, and she isnt drugged up all day, the medication does balance it out perfectly though.  i would strongly recommend talking to her pediatrician and see what they recommend, and then go from there.  at 5 she should be in kindergarten, and i ASSUME if so, she probably flips out when you arent by her side at school as well.  get her checked out, and go from there, but try to keep an open mind about it, even though with young kids, it can be hard, just know that the dr's will only do whats best for her.