Hello and Goodbye: Separation Anxiety
Around their first birthday, many young children get anxious when parents leave them at day care or with a babysitter. Games like peek-a-boo, good-bye songs and rhymes, and books that feature comings and goings can help.
Babies
Hi! Bye!
by Begin Smart Books; illustrated by Elliot Kreloff
ISBN: 9781934618066
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| Song: "Who's That Tapping At the Window?" | |
| (Hear the tune at http://www.amazon.com/Whos-That-Tapping-at-Window/dp/B0010W2M2G. Scroll down and play the sample) | |
| Who’s that tapping at the window? | |
| Who’s that knocking at the door? | |
| Mom-my tapping at the window, | |
| Dad-dy tapping at the door. | |
| You can either tap lightly or point to “the window.” Song can be extended to include names of every child in the room. | |
Toddlers
When I Miss You
by Cornelia Maude Spelman, illustrated by Kathy Parkinson
ISBN: 9780807589045
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by Audrey Penn, illustrated by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak
ISBN: 0878685855
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| Song: "What Shall We Do When We All Go Out" | |
| (Video of the tune: http://youtu.be/E-2vrEyuLz8 ) | |
| What shall we do when we all go out, | |
| All go out, all go out, | |
| What shall we do when we all go out | |
| When we all go out to play? | |
| We’ll slide on the sliding board up and down, | |
| Up and down, up and down. | |
| We’ll slide on the sliding board up and down, | |
| When we all go out to play! | |
| We’ll dig in the sandbox, dig, dig, dig, | |
| Dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, | |
| We’ll dig in the sandbox, dig, dig, dig, | |
| When we all go out to play! | |
| As you sing, model each action and encourage your child to do it with you. | |
Preschoolers
The Night Before Kindergarden
by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Julie Durrell
ISBN: 0448425009
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by Mo Willems
ISBN: 9781423102991
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by Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Daniel Jennewein
ISBN: 9780061762758
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| Song: "Hello Song" | |
| (Sing this song to the tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down" ) | |
| Hi, hello, and how are you? | |
| How are you? | |
| How are you? | |
| Hi, hello, and how are you? | |
| How are you today? | |
| Song: "Good-bye Song" | |
| (Sing this song to the tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down" ) | |
| Good-bye, good-bye, we’ll see you soon. | |
| See you soon. | |
| See you soon. | |
| Good-bye, good-bye, we’ll see you soon. | |
| On another day! | |
