Over half of Brit parents fear 'separation anxiety' as kids go back to school

mirror.co.uk:

More than half of parents (55 per cent) are worried they will experience 'separation anxiety' as they return to workplaces and children go back to schools and nurseries.

Research into 2,000 mums and dads of children, aged up to 16, found a third also fear their families will struggle to 'return to normal' after spending so much time together recently.

Nearly four in 10 parents are nervous about their children returning to school or nursery, while a third think they have become more protective as a parent.

And one in four admitted to feeling a need to 'wrap their children in cotton wool' as they return to their old routines. The study, commissioned by self-care company Perrigo UK and Ireland, also found four in 10 parents have found comfort