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Let Them Grow: Power in Separation

Back to school means the inevitability of separation anxiety. It can be quite harrowing for a child but it’s in this time that they learn to trust. In “Let them Grow,” Candice gives great direction on how to transition into going back to school, and how to turn separation anxiety into an adventure.

Category: Candice Chouinard, Contributing Writer Tags: emotional resiliency, new school year, Parenting, separation anxiety

Peaceful Parenting: Anxiety in Preschoolers

Dear Dr. Markel, I would like to know about anxiety in preschoolers and to what extent that is typical and age appropriate. — My 3.5yo daughter is bright, creative, and fairly well adjusted but has what I consider to be a real anxiety problem. It doesn’t affect her every single day, but it definitely comes and goes in phases and when it is at it’s worst, it affects all the members of… Read More