How do you deal with separation anxiety when it comes to childcare for your toddlers?

Separation anxiety sounds scary but trust me it is easy to deal with if you have a little patience. The first step to ease it would be by leaving your child with a relative or a trusted friend for half an hour every day so that your child gets used to the idea of being with other people when you are not around. Slowly increase the time by an hour. Next step would be to enrol for a daycare centre and sending your child to it for an hour every day. Once he gets used to it increase the duration. Also send your toddler for play dates once every week or so. The whole idea is for him to understand that it is okay for him to be with others when mommy is not around. Also make it a point to talk to your child every day about how he feels when you are not around and try to ease any fears that he may have. If your child is still not a talker yet, indulge him in a little TLC and tell him why you have to leave him at the child care. Kids are smarter than we think :)