Stories About Separation Anxiety for 4-Year-Olds
Ages 3–5
Some lessons land better in a story. Here are gentle books about hard goodbyes and drop-offs for 4-year-olds — the promise that grown-ups always come back — chosen for heart, not moralizing.
Where is My Mother?
Alisha Berger
Ages 3–7 · 6 min
Ghum-Ghum Gharial’s Glorious Adventure
Aparna Kapur
Ages 3–7 · 9 min
When is Mom Coming Home?
Veronica W
Ages 4–8 · 10 min
Come stay with me
Ages 3–7 · 7 min
I Am Scared
Seat Sopheap
Ages 4–7 · 9 min
Sister Toothless
Maria Lubis
Ages 4–8 · 9 min
Holding Hands
Mawani Gultom
Ages 4–8 · 10 min
Tata comes home
Ages 3–7 · 5 min
Questions to talk about together
- How did the character feel at goodbye?
- What helped them while they waited?
- What could we do to remember each other when apart?