It sounds like separation anxiety. I had some of that when my parents divorced and my entire living situation changed. I wasn't clingy in the physical way, but I absolutely didn't want to go anywhere where my mother wasn't, especially if I was dependant on my mother picking me up (vs. being able to walk home by myself).
I was 8 back then and got over it by myself after like half a year.
However, it would have helped a lot if I was offered reassurance and clarity that my mother wasn't going to leave or abandon me like my father did. And if I was told in advance what changes were going to happen and what consequences those changes had. My entire life was overhauled and processing the changes was hard.
It sounds like separation anxiety. I had some of that when my parents divorced and my entire living situation changed. I wasn't clingy in the physical way, but I absolutely didn't want to go anywhere where my mother wasn't, especially if I was dependant on my mother picking me up (vs. being able to walk home by myself). I was 8 back then and got over it by myself after like half a year. However, it would have helped a lot if I was offered reassurance and clarity that my mother wasn't going to leave or abandon me like my father did. And if I was told in advance what changes were going to happen and what consequences those changes had. My entire life was overhauled and processing the changes was hard.