Baby Separation Anxiety

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Separation anxiety is very common as children grow and develop. They may fear those few moments during daycare drop-off or that initial first meeting with a new babysitter. These children will often times grow out of this anxiety after they become familiar with their surroundings and caregivers. But, if they continue having these separation anxiety induced outbursts, even after they have been with a trusted caregiver for a time, parents and primary caregivers often worry about the well-being of their child and their child’s development. They may believe that their child has acquired a Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD). I selected this topic because I work with multiple toddlers in a center and their parents have expressed some minor worry towards whether or not their child suffers with SAD or if this anxiety is causing them delays. I would love to be able to know some minor details about this broad topic and refer them to the website and articles that I found helpful when writing this report. This topic is important because it is has many symptoms that are similar to regular and developmentally appropriate separation anxiety. When a child suffers from SAD, it is something that needs attention by a pediatric professional in order for it not to affect the child later in life.

On the other side negative feelings can arise towards the baby due to complete overwhelming experience and at this point having the ability and awareness that there are people to speak to in order to ease the load and help with this and that its common. The most common change is that occurs even with the most confident of people is a Fear and/or feelings of incompetence. New parents don't automatically know how to care for their babies. They should try not to worry if they feel like they don't know what they're doing. Parenting takes lots of practice. Parents learn as they go and can’t expect to perform perfectly from the beginning.

The article I chose was “Dissociative experience during childbirth.” This experiment was assessing whether or not labor pain, traumatic childbirth, obstetrical variables, and previous trauma were part of causing a dissociative experience during childbirth.

Have you ever been attached to something? Have you ever thought or felt that your life couldn’t continue without this object? Separation anxiety is very common, statistic show that at least thirty three percent of the population has this disorder. This disorder is the fear of being separated from something or someone. The subject with the disorder views separation as detrimental to their well-being. Caregivers, stuff animals, money, and cell phones are examples of objects people have separation anxiety towards. Separation anxiety is very common in infants and children.

Opioid addicted babies need treatment in the hospital setting to help them through the withdrawal process. Studies are showing what medications to use to help reduce the length of hospital stay. Today, many neonates stay in the hospital much longer than years past, this is generally due to being born addicted to opioids. The United States is suffering from an epidemic of opioid abuse. When a pregnant mother is addicted to opioids these drugs cross the placenta, causing the neonates to be born addicted. According to Hall et al. (2015), this epidemic can cause opioid misuse, overdose or even death. When looking at the United States from 2005-2011, “more than 14% of pregnant women were dispensed an opioid at some time in their pregnancy”, (Hall, 2015, pg.40). Depending on the length of medication used and timing during the pregnancy will determine how a neonate will withdraw after birth. This withdrawal is becoming a common practice and is known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). By 2015, this syndrome would affect one neonate in 200 births. Improvements in medications and techniques help neonates get through withdrawal. I have created a PICO to help form this paper. This paper will compare the two medications; Morphine and Buprenorphine are most commonly used to help neonates withdrawing in the

Does stress occur due to the child’s separation from his/her parents, or do cortisol levels rise during

When exploring a mother and infants relationship closely it is evident that there are many layers to their relationship from attachment to parental sensitivity. Through the form of observations, information has been gathered to look in-depth at the mother-infant relationship. There are many layers in a mother-infant relationship and this essay will explore five concepts: emotional availability, internal working model, infant’s attachment, circle of security and developmental milestones. In light of this it’s important to look at the background of the family dynamic including the mother, father and infant as well as close family members including grandparents. The infant in which the observations are based on is currently 8 and half months old. The mother currently is studying full time and is also a mother to 3 older children ranging from 25 to 16. They reside in a small local town in the Wimmera region and the mother has been in the same town for 20 years and the father visits on a regular basis. Both the mother parents live only thirty kilometres away and the father has one living parent his mother who lives over 50 kilometres away. Both mother and father are in the late thirties early forties range and the father works full time as a painter.

The client’s mother referred her son to the agency because he was suffering from anxiety. He was resisting going to go to school and becoming distressed when his parents tried to leave him at home.

Susie’s mother opened the door to let Molly, Susie’s babysitter, inside. Ten-month old Susie seemed happy to see Molly. Susie then observed her mother put her jacket on and Susie’s face turned from smiling to sad as she realized that her mother was going out. Molly had sat for Susie many times in the past month, and Susie had never reacted like this before. When Susie’s mother returned home, the sitter told her that Susie had cried until she knew that her mother had left and then they had a nice time playing with toys until she heard her mother’s key in the door. Then Susie began crying once again.

Post birth anxiety can be dealt with in various ways. "Baby blues is frequently treated with psychotherapy additionally called talk treatment or psychological wellness directing, solution or both" (Martin, 2015). Treatment relies on upon how genuine the melancholy is, and the patient and on the off chance that they are best encouraging. The primary solutions to treat post pregnancy anxiety are when wellbeing is secured, can be a mix of medicines. The primary ones are antidepressants, antipsychotic pharmaceuticals and disposition stabilizers. EET can likewise be performed if the wretchedness is separate and prescriptions don't react. The primary concern is what is best for the new mother, on the grounds that isolating the mother from her child can include stress in itself. Taking everything into account, when unseasoned parents not simply mother likewise father, begin to feel truly overpower the time has come to get

Beginning in early childhood, children engage with the world by drawing upon a specific set of cognitive resources to achieve their goals; these resources are known as executive functions. Executive functions stem from the development of the prefrontal cortex which allows to complete psychological activities that include attention and inhibitory control, flexible thinking and planning, as well as working memory (Blankson et al., 2017; Hoskyn, Iarocci, & Young, 2017).

The term "male gaze" coined by Laura Mulvey in her essay "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema," draws attention to the role of females in films where women are objectified for the male spectator. “Objectification Theory” by Barbara Fredrickson and Tomi-Ann Roberts agree that sexual gazing is what enables sexual objectification. Jean George “ The Babysitter at Rest,” explores the consequences one might encounter as a result of the male gaze. Through her relentless encounter with her lover and boss, Tyler Burnett. However, Chris Kraus flips the narrative in "I Love Dick" as she returns the gaze by becoming a “stalker" to a complete stranger.

Anu-Katriina (2010) “Childhood separation experience predicts HPA axis hormonal responses in late adulthood: A natural experiment of World War II”.

There are a number of influences that contribute to the formation of attachments and the differences among individuals. One influence on attachment is the amount of time a caregiver spends with an infant. The amount of time can be affected by the age, health, and social status of the mother. For example, a younger, teenage mother, may return to school in order to complete their education. Returning to school can preoccupy a mother and create a disconnect when an infant’s distress and behaviors are not attended to or ignored. Another example of how the amount of time spent with an infant can be affected is a single-mother or a mother who returns to work within the sensitive time of an infant’s development. Similar to the younger mother example,