1 year old suddenly incredibly clingy! Any suggestions?

[glamourbadger]

My one year old DD has suddenly become really clingy and it's driving me mad! She cries hysterically when I leave the room or even when I walk across the room to get something. Nothing has changed - I am a SAHM and we do the same activities every week.

What is the best way of dealing with this? I find it hard not to get frustrated with her.

oh i remember these days!! fwiw its completely normal seperation anxiety.(think 9-14 months normally)
IIRC i think the best approach is to start with small steps and just go across the room to get something but tell her what you are doing and keep talking to her whilst doing it - then move on to going out of the room , again telling her you are going to get x,y,z but come back very quickly the first few times until you get to go and make a cup of tea for example! its very frustrating i totally agree but both of my dc's did this and this approach worked really well but just took a bit of patience (of which i sadly lack some days! good luck!

definitely normal. ds went thru this around at 11 months. try talking to her when you leave the room so she can hear you. and maybe try gradually a small change here and there to your weekly activities. (peek-a-boo was another way i taught my son about going away and coming back.) (he's almost 3 and we still do peekaboos!)

definitely normal .. my ds is 2 and he still won't be left in a room on his own!

Peek-a-boo is a great idea - thanks Trish. My girls are mad on it already - will try today. I walk around the house singing or talking but doesn't seem to make any difference. Some days are better than others but yesterday was a nightmare - she cried if I even stood up!

you're welcome, glamourbadger maybe she could be extra unsettled for another reason too? (teething?) i always found when it got to be too much, me and ds would go for a walk. and to aleviate (sp?) my own stress, i'd talk to him about EVERYTHING we saw.

i hope today's better for you

Lots of cuddles, lots of attension, taking her with you where ever practical. It will pass - I'm told. my 14 month old is doing it at the mo, some days hes worse than others.
I'm told its a good idea to tell them before you leave them, even for a very short time.

my ds is 15 months and does it. when he is upstairs i say i'm going to be back in a minute and he waits crying sometimes a the top of the stairs looking through the banister railings, i always come back quick to him and give him a big cuddle and play together for a while, i must admit i've got used to it now.