Separation Anxiety - How to help children prepare for the first day of school

Separation anxiety occurs when a child becomes anxious or distressed when separated from a parent or caregiver. Although it is a normal part of a child's development, there are many tools that parents & caregivers can use to help children manage separation anxiety. During this parent-child workshop, parents and caregivers will:

1) learn strategies to help prepare children for separation when starting preschool and/or kindergarten

2) engage in story time with their children

3) participate in a parent-child activity to make tools that will help with easing separation anxiety