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Dealing With Anxiety Children

Q&A: Dealing with separation anxiety in children

October 28, 2008
A reader asks expert Stephen Whiteside about when a parent should be concerned about a child's separation anxiety. This reader's daughter is a first-grader who is so upset about being away from home that she is teary at night, and she is not eating or making friends at school. Whiteside responds with information about separation anxiety in children and the symptoms that might signal it's time for a parent to seek help for their child. He also discusses ways parents can help their children adjust... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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When Perfectionism Interferes with Schoolwork
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...rather than a reality. Perfectionism may be a type of anxiety, some experts believe that the... Read more »

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New Research on Treating Children with Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Traditional treatment for children with anxiety includes cognitive behavioral therapy and... Read more »

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Phobias in Children
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...is acceptable and can prevent a child from harm. Anxiety is also a normal part of childhood... Read more »

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ADHD and Anxiety
By CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD , Health Expert

...for Andrew--most new situations cause significant anxiety. Here I am speaking about clinically... Read more »

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Signs and Warnings of Teen Anxiety in High School
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...years happens without many problems. For others, the anxiety of these new situations becomes... Read more »

Health Guide

Anxiety Disorders: Other Treatments
...of reactions to stress and stimuli, thus reducing the feeling of helplessness that often accompanies anxiety disorders. CBT works on the principle that the thoughts that produce and maintain... Read more »
Anxiety Disorders: Introduction
...flight) is provoked by a genuine threat or challenge and is used as a spur for appropriate action.An anxiety disorder, however, involves an excessive or inappropriate state of arousal... Read more »
Stress: Highlights
...that todays overscheduled, hurried lifestyle that many children experience is a source of stress and anxiety for some of them. Read more »
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Complications
...DisordersMore than half of children with attention-deficit disorder have accompanying disorders, including anxiety, depression, and conduct disorders. Children with ADHD who experience anxiety or... Read more »
Infertility in Men: Treatment
...sperm or egg, or having no children) as early as possible in the fertility process. This can reduce anxiety during treatments and feelings of hopelessness in case conception does not... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's estimated 15 million children have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but only about one quarter of them are getting... Read summary »

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