I happened unpon this site in sheer frustration. My daughter who oddly enough is also 8 years old has been going through this off and on since kindergarten. She literally gets physically sick every day, but teh teach said that she is fine once she hets into the class. I have had to readjust my schedule at work to take her to school every other the day. That seems to be working.

However this disorder seems to have manifested itself and we are seeing other signs of anxiety with her. We literally cannot get her to a dentist, or should I say we make the trip there and end up leaving shortly after, she usually ends up getting sick at the denist.

She has a clogged duct in her left eye that needs medical treatment but we literally cannot get her to coorperate, again she get's physically sick instantly.

She will not stay with anyone anymore outside of my husband or myself and in the event she is coaxed into it, she worries the entire time and questions when I will be back.    

I feel like my world is crashing down on me, I'm not sure how to handle these situations. She is in the beginning stages of therapy so nothing concrete has been determined.

Until we can come to a resolution does anyone have any suggestions? Is it better to be rigid with her all the time, can I show her any sympathy. My heart is literally broken.

I'm not sure how much more I can take.

Please help if you can.

I happened unpon this site in sheer frustration. My daughter who oddly enough is also 8 years old has been going through this off and on since kindergarten. She literally gets physically sick every day, but teh teach said that she is fine once she hets into the class. I have had to readjust my schedule at work to take her to school every other the day. That seems to be working.

However this disorder seems to have manifested itself and we are seeing other signs of anxiety with her. We literally cannot get her to a dentist, or should I say we make the trip there and end up leaving shortly after, she usually ends up getting sick at the denist.

She has a clogged duct in her left eye that needs medical treatment but we literally cannot get her to coorperate, again she get's physically sick instantly.

She will not stay with anyone anymore outside of my husband or myself and in the event she is coaxed into it, she worries the entire time and questions when I will be back.    

I feel like my world is crashing down on me, I'm not sure how to handle these situations. She is in the beginning stages of therapy so nothing concrete has been determined.

Until we can come to a resolution does anyone have any suggestions? Is it better to be rigid with her all the time, can I show her any sympathy. My heart is literally broken.

I'm not sure how much more I can take.

Please help if you can.

I happened unpon this site in sheer frustration. My daughter who oddly enough is also 8 years old has been going through this off and on since kindergarten. She literally gets physically sick every day, but teh teach said that she is fine once she hets into the class. I have had to readjust my schedule at work to take her to school every other the day. That seems to be working.

However this disorder seems to have manifested itself and we are seeing other signs of anxiety with her. We literally cannot get her to a dentist, or should I say we make the trip there and end up leaving shortly after, she usually ends up getting sick at the denist.

She has a clogged duct in her left eye that needs medical treatment but we literally cannot get her to coorperate, again she get's physically sick instantly.

She will not stay with anyone anymore outside of my husband or myself and in the event she is coaxed into it, she worries the entire time and questions when I will be back.    

I feel like my world is crashing down on me, I'm not sure how to handle these situations. She is in the beginning stages of therapy so nothing concrete has been determined.

Until we can come to a resolution does anyone have any suggestions? Is it better to be rigid with her all the time, can I show her any sympathy. My heart is literally broken.

I'm not sure how much more I can take.

Please help if you can.

My 7 almost 8 is having the exact same problem.  The school sujusted to have my husband drop her off instead of me to see if it will help. Good luck.

This is likely not related to the work schedule, given the timing of the behavior. Sometimes it's not immediately clear what precipitates separation anxiety, but you can rest assured your daughter is uneasy about something. Causes for unsettledness needn't be dramatic - in fact, from an objective point of view the precipitants can be subtle. All I can advise you to do is (a) scrutinize the home and out-of-home (incl. school) environments for changes or developments, and listen carefully to what your daughter is expressing, and (b) be sure to insist on regular school attendance and in no way offer any direct or secondary gain. Be attentive and supportive, but firm and decisive at the same time.