I've been trying to help My 14 year old with his separation anxiety. I adopted him when he was 12. He was sexually abused by his parents and in the foster system. He's very regressed because of trauma. He will suck his thumb and has accidents and is scared to be away from me. We were working on that by me telling him I would be back in 10 minutes and making sure to be there in time. Well my brothers kids decided to tell him I was leaving him a never coming back throwing him in tone panic attack and my brother laughed. Now my son is even more scared so I no longer have my bed to myself. I love him so much. Just hate how we are making small progreSs and my brothers kids mess it up.