Separation anxiety is most common in children.  This condition usually develops around the age of 12 months.  The causes of separation anxiety stem from a feeling of safeness and trust that has been built between a child and a certain person, usually, the mother.  As in most things anxiety related, separation anxiety involves fear of the unknown.

The cure to common cases of separation anxiety is to develop a strong trust between another party; sitter, friend relative and the child.  It is also helpful to build an association of fun with the act of leaving the child with this person.

Though separation anxiety is most common in children, it is also common in the elderly and dogs.  Those suffering from it actually may become physically sick when they are separated from their loved one.  Children may throw up, dogs may mess the house.  Even without intervention, the sufferer usually outgrows separation anxiety.

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Causes of Separation Anxiety