{"id":138302,"date":"2025-08-12T00:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T00:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138302\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T00:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T00:35:17","slug":"how-to-handle-kids-fear-and-separation-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138302\/","title":{"rendered":"How to handle kids\u2019 fear and separation anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Listen &amp; Subscribe<\/p>\n<p class=\"podcast-how-to-listen__directions\"><b>Choose your preferred player:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dot.cdnslate.com\/static\/media\/sites\/slate-com\/question.6643b35.svg\" alt=\"Question mark. 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