A mother has revealed a handy tip which 'changed her life' after helping her daughter deal with her separation anxiety.
Melissa Conlon, 40, from Wymondham, Norfolk, had always hated the school run in the morning because it meant leaving her daughter shaking and sobbing.
Elsie, six, had suffered with separation anxiety for as long as Melissa could remember and would often become distraught when left at the school gates.
But using a trick she'd spotted online, which involves drawing a heart on a child's hand which they can press to receive a 'magic hug' from their loved ones, Elsie now runs into her class with 'no tears, just a kiss and a smile':