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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 413861" data-attributes="member: 393"><p>Jena, this seems to be an anxiety/fear based issue.</p><p></p><p>When the tweedles were placed with us they had been bounced back & forth between foster parents & bio mom. They couldn't trust a forever family; kt, especially was fearful & wouldn't leave my sight for any length of time (she missed a whole lot of school during the first 3 years here).</p><p></p><p>Our therapist came up with an ingenious idea that I still utilize today. Both kt & wm have key chains with husband's & my photo's attached. When they are feeling anxious or unsettled they pull out our photos (of course we'd written little love notes on the back & had them laminated). The other thing we used (especially in school) was a hug box. husband & I sat down & wrote out little notes to each of the tweedles & put those "hugs" in an individually decorated box ~ again when kt or wm were at school & were feeling anxious they could go to SW at school & ask for a hug from mom & dad. It worked famously for years. I know kt has all of her old hugs in a memory box she's keeping.</p><p></p><p>It's helped with the clinginess, the fearfulness & anxiety that are the tweedles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 413861, member: 393"] Jena, this seems to be an anxiety/fear based issue. When the tweedles were placed with us they had been bounced back & forth between foster parents & bio mom. They couldn't trust a forever family; kt, especially was fearful & wouldn't leave my sight for any length of time (she missed a whole lot of school during the first 3 years here). Our therapist came up with an ingenious idea that I still utilize today. Both kt & wm have key chains with husband's & my photo's attached. When they are feeling anxious or unsettled they pull out our photos (of course we'd written little love notes on the back & had them laminated). The other thing we used (especially in school) was a hug box. husband & I sat down & wrote out little notes to each of the tweedles & put those "hugs" in an individually decorated box ~ again when kt or wm were at school & were feeling anxious they could go to SW at school & ask for a hug from mom & dad. It worked famously for years. I know kt has all of her old hugs in a memory box she's keeping. It's helped with the clinginess, the fearfulness & anxiety that are the tweedles. [/QUOTE]
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