A predictable short separation when baby learns that you'll soon return, helps your child build trust and grows their confidence in coping without you. (bounty.com)
We've had our arguments, fights and even very short separations. (nakedpastor.com)
Studies from the 1950s showed that even short separations of young rodent pups from their mother have profound and persistent effects on behaviour and physiological stress reactivity [124]. (capmh.biomedcentral.com)