If your day-to-day routine is filled to the brim with school drop-offs, 9-to-5 work obligations, trips to the grocery store, after-school tutoring sessions, soccer games, piano practices, and school ...

It's only natural for babies to want to be close to their parents. But what does it mean when suddenly your child cries every time you leave the room? Gianna Frazee, MD, a pediatrician at Town and ...

A survey of a sample of new first-year college students leaving pets at home and found that 75% experienced some level of pet separation anxiety -- with one in four reporting moderate to severe ...

Each day, millions of dogs greet their returning owners with tails wagging as though they've been separated for an eternity. But behind approximately every four or six of those happy faces lie the ...

If you’re a working parent, mornings can be the hardest part of the day, not because of the commute or meetings, but because of the small child clinging to your leg. Saying goodbye shouldn’t break ...

As you lean down to kiss your 3-year-old goodbye at preschool, she throws her arms around your neck and screeches, “Don't leave me!” These three words pierce the hearts of parents, raising guilt, ...

Separation anxiety usually shows up right when life gets a little bigger. A new school. A new classroom. A caregiver changes. Or sometimes, no obvious reason at all. A child who once waved happily now ...

Just like humans, dogs can develop anxiety around a number of differing factors. During holidays like Fourth of July, as fireworks bring joy to millions of people, countless pups are cowering from the ...