8 Smart Ways to Ease Your Toddler's Separation Anxiety

To ease the pain of parting, let your little one keep a piece of you with her all day — like a scarf or a hankie that smells of your favorite perfume or an inexpensive pendant from a necklace she's seen you wear. Or give her a piece of her own "good-bye jewelry." Tie a special string bracelet around your wee one's wrist, then kiss it and tell your toddler, "I'm filling this with my love." When she feels stressed from separation anxiety, she can touch or kiss the bracelet to get an instant dollop of Mom love to see her through the day.