Suggest Treatment For Mild Separation Anxiety

Posted on Sat, 10 Dec 2016

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Sat, 10 Dec 2016 Answered on

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Question : Would you discourage a six year old who experiences mild separation anxiety from attending a funeral of his fathers cousin?

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It's XXXXXXX fine to discourage

Detailed Answer:
Hi thanks for the query

No its not fine to discourage a child of 6 years who suffers mild separation anxiety. If he is discouraged then in future he might develop some anxiety issues.

Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar