As we know, flight mothers differ from mothers working at normal standards for many reasons, such as working day and night without any concept of time and not being in contact with the ground during the time they fly. Because they do not work on a specific schedule, sometimes they have to go on a flight when their children come home from school, sometimes they have to go on night flights without sleep to take care of their children, and sometimes they have to spend special days away from them on the other side of the world.
For the reasons we have mentioned, separation anxiety is more challenging for volatile mothers than for mothers who work at normal standards.
So what is Separation Anxiety?
When it comes to separation from the person to whom children are attached, separation anxiety is at a level that is developmentally abnormal. They experience extreme fear and anxiety. It is very important for the child to be with the person he is attached to until he is 2 years old, and the child's fear of losing the mother naturally occurs during these years. Although it is normal for a young child to react with separation anxiety from the person to whom he or she is emotionally attached, it may be at a disturbing level in terms of violence, continuity and disruption of the child's harmony with the environment.
Children do not want to be separated from their mothers, they may be extremely anxious and restless when they are separated from their mothers, they may suddenly not want to go to school, they do not want to leave home and their loved ones, they may want to communicate frequently, they may wake up in the morning with many symptoms such as nausea or abdominal pain. Disruptions in their sleep patterns may occur, they may not eat or cry, they may not want to be separated from their parents, they may not want to stay alone or sleep, their problems and complaints increase at school or in social environments, they may not want to fulfill their responsibilities such as homework. In addition to these, some may talk about a fear they cannot define and it may affect the child's entire life.
The main complaint I hear from flight mothers throughout my flight experience is the reactions of children trying to make sense of their mothers' irregular work patterns, especially when their mothers put on the uniform and start getting ready. With this Mothers, whose work together is physiologically and psychologically tiring, become even more worn out. It is of great importance for mothers to recognize this situation in advance and take the necessary precautions, both for the developmental process of the child and for mothers working in the sky to be stronger against this psychological process.
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