The No-Cry Separation Anxiety Solution: Gentle Ways to Make Good-Bye Easy from Six Months to Six Years, by Elizabeth Pantley
This book offers parents a gentle and effective approach to helping children cope with separation anxiety. Written by Elizabeth Pantley, a parenting expert and author of the bestselling book The No-Cry Sleep Solution, this book provides parents with strategies and techniques to help their children transition from infancy to school age.
Stranger anxiety is a form of distress that children experience when exposed to strangers. Stranger anxiety and stranger fear are two interchangeable terms. Stranger anxiety is a typical part of the developmental sequence that most children experience. It can occur even if the child is with a caregiver or another person they trust. It peaks from six to 12 months but may recur afterwards until the age of 24 months. As a child gets older, stranger anxiety can be a problem as they begin to socialize. Children may become hesitant to play with unfamiliar children. Foster children are especially at risk, particularly if they experienced neglect early in their life.