Geez what happened to mums just dropping us off at the gate and driving awayThe kids at the high school I work at who are on reduced hours, either are recovering from a brain injury or have severe separation anxiety that has been developed over years. Taj has very typical separation anxiety that kids that age go through. Most parents tell their kids they will be ok and encourage them to persevere, helping them to focus on the things they love about school. There are kids in my daughters class (prep) who still cry at drop off, but are fine after. If parents take their kids home or keep them home, because they can't get past the crying at drop off (because they think it's traumatic, when it's most likely just something they need to work through), then they are enabling the problem and their kids will never find their feet at school or in social situations.