I'm so sorry to hear that your son is going through this right now. At some point did you or your husband ever reprimand him for straying away from either one of you? Has he been watching unsupervised TV lately? It may sound bizarre to you but if a 6 year old has access to a TV and he accidentally watched a show were a child is abducted or put in harms way then you can see where he would fear being separated from you.
If neither of these apply to you, it really could just be separation anxiety, which peaks from ages 5-6, 7-9, and 12-14. The psychological evaluation may determine that he is a perfectly normal child undergoing separation anxiety but it is necessary and will help give you peace of mind.
One thing I can tell you is to stop googling disorders. It will not help, in fact, it will only increase your anxiety level and not give you any answers. Remain positive and wait until his psychological evaluation.
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Hi Jennylynn4eva,
I'm so sorry to hear that your son is going through this right now. At some point did you or your husband ever reprimand him for straying away from either one of you? Has he been watching unsupervised TV lately? It may sound bizarre to you but if a 6 year old has access to a TV and he accidentally watched a show were a child is abducted or put in harms way then you can see where he would fear being separated from you.
If neither of these apply to you, it really could just be separation anxiety, which peaks from ages 5-6, 7-9, and 12-14. The psychological evaluation may determine that he is a perfectly normal child undergoing separation anxiety but it is necessary and will help give you peace of mind.
One thing I can tell you is to stop googling disorders. It will not help, in fact, it will only increase your anxiety level and not give you any answers. Remain positive and wait until his psychological evaluation.
All the best,
Rosa
January 11, 2012 - 5:34amThis Comment
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