Anxiety

It can be hard for a parent to watch their child worry or struggle, but there is a lot that parents can do to help. From managing your own emotions to equipping your child with coping strategies, here are some resources.

School can be anxiety provoking for any number of reasons, whether a child has social struggles, a learning disability, or a hard time separating from parents.

Once anxiety has been diagnosed, children tend to respond well to treatment. Options include therapy, mindfulness, medication, or a combination.

Children with generalized anxiety disorder have a lot of worry about a variety of everyday things rather than one specific thing.

Kids with separation anxiety are extremely afraid of being away from parents or caregivers.

Children with social anxiety aren’t just shy. They experience intense worry about embarrassing themselves or being judged negatively by others.

Children with illness anxiety disorders constantly worry that they’re sick to the point that it is disruptive.

Kids with this disorder experience repeated panic attacks, which have symptoms that can feel like a heart attack. They often avoid situations they fear will trigger another attack.

A specific phobia means that a child is intensely afraid of a particular thing, like dogs or heights.

Kids with agoraphobia avoid certain locations or situations — such as crowds, elevators, bridges, or public transportation — because of a fear of something bad happening.

Kids with selective mutism are usually talkative at home but unable to talk in other settings (like in school or public places). This anxiety disorder goes beyond being a little shy and can make it difficult to fully participate in activities like school.