![Separation anxiety disorder: Signs, causes, treatment, & more](https://thriveworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AdobeStock_495313050.jpg?w=1024)
As toddlers and young children, we quickly and naturally form strong emotional bonds with our parents or caretakers. As a result, being apart from them at an early age is often accompanied by a level of anxiety. These feelings of distress are a normal stage of childhood development—but sometimes, our…