Let’s say your child worries at night that you won’t be there in the morning, despite the fact that you’ve never left him without notice. Put logic to the side and “jump in”: say something like, “When you go to bed, you have a big worry that I won’t be there in the morning, huh? Ugh, that is such a scary thought . . .” (Pulling out might have sounded like, “Sweetie. There’s nothing to worry about, I have never left without telling you!”)
