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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 434013" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>This can go either way--I have a "neurotypical" daughter who didn't like parting from me, and actually would have had all the family together all the time if she'd had her way. Often it's just how a child is wired up, or a stage they are going through. Less frequently it's the start of what will develop into more serious anxiety issues. You'll know if it was the latter because it would escalate quickly and become very evident in non-separation issues.</p><p> </p><p>We live in a time and culture where the expectation is for children to be seperated from their mothers at very young ages for many of their waking hours, and usually away from home. Historically this is relatively new--marriages tended to be more lasting and mothers tended to at be home taking care of children and house. Preschool is a very modern invention--nobody went when I was a kid and when they did it was only for a few hours a few times a week. in my opinion, the upshot is that some kids truly are thrust out into the world for most of their waking hours well before they're ready for it. Most adapt and do well, some do not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 434013, member: 701"] This can go either way--I have a "neurotypical" daughter who didn't like parting from me, and actually would have had all the family together all the time if she'd had her way. Often it's just how a child is wired up, or a stage they are going through. Less frequently it's the start of what will develop into more serious anxiety issues. You'll know if it was the latter because it would escalate quickly and become very evident in non-separation issues. We live in a time and culture where the expectation is for children to be seperated from their mothers at very young ages for many of their waking hours, and usually away from home. Historically this is relatively new--marriages tended to be more lasting and mothers tended to at be home taking care of children and house. Preschool is a very modern invention--nobody went when I was a kid and when they did it was only for a few hours a few times a week. in my opinion, the upshot is that some kids truly are thrust out into the world for most of their waking hours well before they're ready for it. Most adapt and do well, some do not. [/QUOTE]
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