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Separation anxiety

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How strong is your child's separation anxiety?

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Separation anxiety is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of one condition: Anxiety.

For kids diagnosed with Anxiety, Separation anxiety is one of four symptoms related to Fear and Panic according to Sleuth parents. All of the symptoms of Fear and Panic among kids with Anxiety are:

  1. Frequent crying
  2. Panic
  3. Panic attacks
  4. Unusual fears or phobias

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Separation anxiety

When parents mention Separation anxiety they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Frequent cryingOften4 mentions
Unusual fears or phobiasOften2 mentions
Angry behaviorSometimes1 mention
AnxietySometimes1 mention
Anxiety in social situationsSometimes1 mention
CryingSometimes1 mention
Easily upsetSometimes1 mention
Fear of being aloneSometimes1 mention
Feeling helpless or overwhelmedSometimes1 mention
Hard or heavy breathingSometimes1 mention

Characteristics of Separation anxiety

How common is Separation anxiety?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 30.2% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Separation anxiety.

Percentage of kids with Separation anxiety by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 510 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Separation anxiety “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

6%

59 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

12%

112 mentions
Weekly

16%

149 mentions
Monthly

9%

88 mentions
Annually

8%

77 mentions
A Few / Several Times

13%

123 mentions
Once

3%

29 mentions
Never

33%

309 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

7%

36 mentions
Severe

10%

49 mentions
Moderate

14%

69 mentions
Mild

23%

119 mentions
Not at All

46%

236 mentions

Discussion of Separation anxiety

What was your approach to Separation anxiety? What were the results?

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