separation anxiety

Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.

Dory's separation anxiety from her mother turns into a ghostly, goofy escapade.

Jacob learns to get over his fear of leaving his family while at school by drawing a picture of his family and keeping it in his pocket.

When Mama leaves her young penguin, Kipling, he knows she'll return home soon--yet he still can't help but miss her. After all, Pillow Mama won't read, Picture Mama won't laugh, and Snow Mama is too cold to cuddle. But then Kipling receives a special delivery from Mama, including a note that reads: My love for you stretches across the wide ocean, through day and night, from earth to sky and back again. And Kipling knows that no matter where Mama is, he is loved. Soon, Mama comes home, and Kipling ends the day where he belongs--right in her arms.

A child, on the verge of being left behind by parents who are going out for the evening, comes up with a variety of pleas and excuses.

When her brother is sent to fight in Vietnam, twelve-year-old Jamie begins to reconsider the army world that she has grown up in.

"When Stanley's Mom has to go away for work, Stanley decides to take off, too--all the way to Mars. Can the Martian who takes his place on Earth get by in Stanley's family even in Mom's absence?"--Back cover.

"Dax and Zoe are twins. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. It's the night before the twins are starting kindergarten, and they have the just-about-to-start-school jitters. After all, they will be in different classrooms! What will kindergarten be like when they're not together all day? But Dax and Zoe will learn that kindergarten is full of new surprises and adventures, and being apart for a short while isn't so bad."--OCLC.

This book looks at separation anxiety both as a phase and as a condition, and it offers practical advice about how to conquer these fears.

Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.