Childhood Anxiety

Anger and frustration are usually not very pretty, especially when your anxious child expresses them in the form of a frantic tantrum in the middle of the supermarket candy aisle. Before trying to quell your child with punishment ("You're going straight to your room when we get home!") or with reward ("I'll buy you the candy already!"), you may be better off if you understand exactly what's going on.

It's time to get ready for " back to school". Even those who stay home for school are gearing up for the academic season. Hopefully the whole family has been able to enjoy plenty of unstructured free play in the great outdoors all summer long.

Accommodations in the classroom for children struggling with anxiety come in many shapes and sizes. As each child is different, so too should each accommodation and/or modification. Each of us has the capacity to cope and more so thrive - we just need to learn what those little stepping-stones to success look like.

1 in 8 children are diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder. Separation Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobia, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are common in younger children, ages 6-9, while Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), and Panic Disorder are more prevalent between 8 and 12 years; all of these disorders may continue through adolescence.

by Dr. Joseph Mercola - Mercola.com Anxiety is a natural, normal response to potential threats, which puts your body into a heightened state of awareness. When felt appropriately, anxiety is beneficial and can keep you out of harm's way... the anxiety you may feel while hiking near a steep drop-off, for instance, will cause you...