Separation anxiety has been on a real upswing with our 1 y.o. twin girls over the past month. I have a lot of emotion (guilt/distress) around it as it seems 95% centered around my departures.Â
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On the days I work from home, I had made it a habit of joining the girls at lunchtime, since joining them during short times when my schedule opened up was definitely not working (too much upset when I left).Â
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For a while, while they were in their highchairs and eating, I could join them and then when they left the kitchen and went back to play, there was a natural transition and I could go back to work without a melt-down. However, they have figured out that little strategy and melt-downs start now when they sense lunch is ending.
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Does anyone have any suggestions/strategies for managing separation anxiety? I hate that my answer so far is to see them *less*.  Â
