All the books say seperation anxiety peaks at 18 months

My boys are 22 months. For the past month or so my one son has been going through severe anxiety when I even attempt to leave the room. He will pull on my legs and won't let me walk. He wants to be held all the time. There is nothing wrong as far as I can tell. I can't feel his 2 year molars.

Even if I walk upstairs and he sees me he freaks out. Within a minute or two he calms down but it's just getting to be so tiring.

He was the one who would not even notice a few months ago when I would leave the room so it's just throwing me for a loop as to why he suddenly is having this reaction when I walk away.

They started a 1/2 day program once a week two weeks ago but he was this way before then.

This too shall pass....this too shall pass....this too shall pass....right??

 

:hug: It will pass!! I can tell you that my girls separation anxiety has just started to taper off a bit, and they are 25 months old. There was a while there where I thought it was never going to end! :faint: Even now, they still have their moments, but nothing like it was before. Good Luck!

 

yes, it shall. one of mine got it early but it lasted for ten months! i'm sure the half day program will help him get through it quicker--seeing you leave but come back every single day. that was the only thing that really helped w/mine (and time passing and him outgrowing it). yes, for sure, it will pass!

gl 'till then,
jl

 

That's exactly how mine are right now and have been for quite awhile although it seems to be worse then ever with one of them. I'm so hoping it will get better soon. I feel your pain.

 

My boys will scream at the top of their lungs if I leave for a half a second to get them more food or something.

It is so bad that I just let them follow me everywhere, even to the bathroom. They like watching me pee and poop. It is weird to have an audience that's for sure.

 

oh but what a great learning oppurtunity about the potty and what you do while you are there!

As to the OP, my dd wants to be held or touching me constantly. Normally I would just sling her until she was sick to death of me (thats what I did the last time we had these issues) but with me 9 months pregnant I just cant so I end up telling her to go to her room to whine. Mean mommy I know but I need some space!

 

OMG, I feel like Im reading about my own situation! My LOs are younger than yours (almost 18 months old) but my DS is acting the very same way and he was always the one I could leave alone too. What I do when mine start acting up like this is pick them up and take them to their cots for some quiet play time. I give them their dummies (i.e. pacis), blankies and some toys and it works a treat. DS will play up to an hour and he calms down a lot. We all get some timeout. This phase is so tough... :hug: