22 month separation anxiety??

bostonmama2013

My 22 month old daughter has recently been flipping out whenever I leave the room. She has never before showed any signs of separation anxiety. She screams when my husband tries to hold her, give her a bath, etc. She clings to my legs and wraps her arms around me and won't let go. She even does this when she wakes up in the morning and from naps. The strangest part is she will be like this for a few minutes, then go off and play, then randomly it will happen again out of nowhere. I'm hoping this is normal. We haven't had any major changes that would cause this, and I'm a SAHM so I'm with her most of the time. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar and how you handled it.

dairygirl19

Yeah it's normal. Apparently separation anxiety can return about this time. Something about them being more aware of their surroundings and people coming and going.

My kid had it bad about 12 months and she has it twice has bad now. I just give

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha

My daughter is 20 months old and in the last week or two just started crying when I drop her off at daycare. Nothing's changed as far as her routine goes, so I definitely suspect separation anxiety.

AmandaP678

It's normal at this age and not uncommon for it to go in phases