Children experiencing these problems may need extra support from you. Learning new communication new skills and following these simple steps so that your child is less exposed to conflict, and reassured, will reduce problematic behavior and ease their stress level.

Issues

• Consistency of caregivers, environment and routine

• Emotional connection with caregiver

• Nurturing and love

What to watch for Problem No Problem

• Sleeping changes  

• Eating changes  

• Clingy behavior/difficulty separating  

What you can do to help

• Maintain consistency in people and routines change routines gradually

• Avoid angry expressions and emotional outbursts in front of the baby

• Don’t fight in front of babies

Problem Checklist for Toddlers (18 months to 3 years)

Issues

• Consistency of caregivers, environment and routine

• Fear absent parent has disappeared

• Nurturing and love

• Concern about security (who will take care of me?)

What to watch for Problem No Problem

• Increased crying  

• Trouble getting to sleep/nightmares  

• Demanding to be fed by parent instead of feeding self  

• Changes in toilet habits  

• Increased anger (such as temper tantrums and hitting)  

• Clinging to adults or security objects 

What you can do to help

• Give love and affection

• Provide verbal assurance (both parents say “I love you”)

• Maintain consistency of people and routines

• Reassure the children they will be cared for

• Provide a clear and simple explanation of changes

• Allow the children to express feelings through words or play

• Avoid angry expressions or emotional outbursts in front of the children

• Avoid fighting in front of the children

*Problem checklists for Infants and Toddlers taken with permission from Judicial Council of California (2014)

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