A Lesson Learned: Separation Anxiety

Little Brother is going through some major separation anxiety these days. If I even walk out of the room, he starts screaming. Thankfully, he does okay after the first few minutes of being left with grandparents and at bible class. But when we’re home, he’s pretty much attached to my hip…or hanging onto my leg.

Don’t think less of me because I took a picture of my baby when he was upset…in this picture he isn’t actually having separation anxiety, he is just mad because I took the little choking hazard he was holding away. :)

I know every child goes through this at some point…it’s a phase and it will pass. Even though sometimes I don’t mind it because I know how quickly he’s growing…I really want him to be a happy, secure baby who is content in the arms of others who love him as well. It’s healthy and it’s natural.

While I was thinking about “separation anxiety” with my little guy…I for some reason started thinking about how much my life would be different if I had separation anxiety with my {heavenly}Father.

How different would my life be if I couldn’t stand not spending time with God rather than going 2 days (like I did this past week) without doing my Bible study and without praying because I simply forgot. If I had separation anxiety from God, I wouldn’t want to go a minute without immersing myself in His presence in my thoughts or in my actions.

Why is it that the more you neglect spending time with God…the easier it is to do? So this week, I’ll be praying that my heart will hurt when I don’t spend enough time with God. And that I will yearn to draw closer to him!

12 Comments

  1. I subscribed to your blog recently when I saw neat things you did with your kids. Anyway, just wanted to comment and say "Hi" and also that I needed to read this post. My 7 month old is going through separation anxiety, too, and it's killing me! But I needed the reminder that I need to yearn to be with God, like my child wants to be with me. Thank you.

  2. Such a wonderful connection to make. Thanks for sharing this and giving us other Mommas going through the same some much needed perspective!

  3. Just found your blog and was scrolling through the posts when I came across this one. What a sweet reminder that I really need right now. Thanks. :~)

  4. Children learn by practicing. If you watch, you’ll often find kids talking to themselves about something that happened or role playing with a friend. You can coach a child about how to react in a given situation and have them role play. For example, you might ask them to pretend they’re nervous before a test. You could have them practice taking slow deep breaths and telling themselves things like “It’ll be OK. It’s only a test. The important thing is that I do the best I can. I can handle this.”

  5. thank you so much for sharing, looks like you wrote about this baby phase awhile ago but it was such an encouragement and challenge to me when i found your post today. i definitely want to have more “separation anxiety” from my heavenly Father than i do. now my 10 month’s old tears from being separated from me will have a new reminder for me with my heavenly Father. i love your website by the way:)

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