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Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D.

Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D.

New York Times Bestselling Author and International Speaker

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Maternal Separation Anxiety: It’s Hard to Let Go

MT · Jul 16, 2014 ·

As part of a discussion about maternal separation anxiety on the Kars4Kids Blog, Dr. Thompson was interviewed about summer camps and “childsickness.”

An excerpt from the article:

But, “it’s important for a parent to master his or her own emotions.” Most of your child’s sweetest memories, nearly 80% of them, will occur away from you. Learning to let them go is healthy for their development. But, if you can’t manage that anxiety and depression, you may be suffering from maternal separation anxiety.

Read the full article at www.kars4kids.org

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