Ep 7: Separation Anxiety with Kimberley Bennett

If you worry about your child struggling to be apart from you when lockdown ends and normality resumes, this week’s episode has all of the advice for you. The expert on this week’s Your Companion to Motherhood is Psychologist Kimberley Bennett, founder of The Psychologist’s Child. Kimberley specialises in separation anxiety, brain development and how this relates to the different attachment styles that your baby will develop.  When your child makes the transition over to pre-school, day care or nursery there can be a lot of emotions that are felt by both you and your child about being away from each for long periods of time that you haven’t experienced before, how can you work through these stages together? Kimberley breaks down the developmental stages your child will go through, how this affects their attachment and ways to make it easier for you both. Kimberley suggests some brilliant ways of making that transition smoother, like “the love button”, she also shares some books that she found useful with her own son. If you'd like more advice and support on separation Kimberley has also written her own e-book with accompanying webinar, titled - Gently Supporting Successful Separations: Preparing to Return to Work and Easing Separation Anxiety for your Little One. You can find out more about that here. If you’d like to find out more about the services that Kimberley offers you can visit her website: thepsychologistschild.com or follow her on Instagram @the_psychologists_child E-book and webinar Download Mush - the mum friend-making app to connect with other mums and expectant mums; find it on the play store or app store now. Follow Mush on Instagram or Facebook and for more information, you can visit letsmush.com