Anxiety disorders are often associated with adults dealing with stress, but anxiety also affects children. In fact, according to the […] ...

Your child is not stuck in fear; they are stuck in thought. When reassurance backfires, anxiety tightens its grip. Here's ...

If anxiety disorders and phobias are left untreated, children are at risk of additional psychiatric or medical problems, which could follow them into adulthood, according to Wendy Silverman, director ...

Children experience many emotions—happiness, excitement, frustration, sadness, and fear—just like adults. But when these ...

Feeling anxiety arise in our bodies is distressing in itself, let alone seeing it happen in children. As a parent, grandparent or guardian, you may feel extra anxious when you see a child pacing, ...

A study currently underway at Yale hopes to develop new treatment options for children with anxiety that focus on the parents, not the child. According to the CDC, about 7 percent of kids aged 3-17 ...

When I was first studying psychology, thirty years ago, I learned that about 10-20% of children are born with a temperament that is highly reactive to anything new and unfamiliar. Some of these ...

Researcher, School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland One of the highlights of the school year is an overnight excursion or school camp. These can happen as early as Year 3 ...

From next week, schools will start to return for term 1. This can be a nervous time for some students, who might be anxious about new teachers, classes and routines. For many children, going back to ...

Here we are again! It’s September, and it’s back-to-school season. This new “season” brings on new routines and… anxiety. For some children, the new year brings on excitement, and for others, it can ...

If you find yourself worrying that your child with allergies will have an anaphylactic reaction every time they leave the house, you’re not alone. Research shows that parents who have children with ...