No More Tears!

Today was our third session with a 4-year old boy who experiences separation anxiety with just the thought of being away from his mother. Our first two sessions were, of course, filled with tears and the need for mommy to sit in on the sessions.

However, there was no more tears today during the entire duration of our movement therapy session. There were initial tears when he arrived at the center, before we commenced session. He was still crying when I brought him into the room without his mother. I explained to him that mommy was not going anywhere and will be at the reception area waiting for him. We went through the steps that was previously taught to him to remain calm and he stopped crying. He looked at me and calmly said... "Mommy will wait for me outside." And I smiled and replied "Yes... she will be there waiting."

We went through our session with NO MORE TEARS! He even laughed and managed to maintain his focus on the tasks at hand very well. He is no less anxious and is definitely more confident of self. I am looking forward to our No More Tears sessions =o)