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“Goodbye,” says Chris, mother of two-year-old Harry, “I must go to work now. I will come back after you play with your friends and take a nap and go out to the park. Then we will go home together.” Harry cries as his mother kisses him and walks out the door.
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Amy Laura Dombro is a freelance writer specializing in the field of infant/toddler development and day care.
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Dombro, A.L. Separation — Between 9 and 5. Early Childhood Educ J 13, 20–21 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01622923
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