Treating Childhood Anxiety Disorder - What Parents Should Know
Treating Childhood Anxiety Disorder - What Parents Should Know It is normal for children to have fears and worries. They may feel anxious in front of strangers, in unfamiliar situations, and when they are separated from their parents. Everyday situations and stresses can cause anxiety in children but these are just short-lived anxieties. If your child has extremely unrealistic fear that prevents him or her from functioning normally on everyday life, the anxiety is already a disorder. Treating childhood anxiety disorder is important to help your child live a happy and normal life. Anxiety problem is the most common mental disorder that affects children and adolescents. Some of the symptoms are changes in appetite and sleep, isolation or social withdrawal, too much worry about grades, homework and new situations, repeated school absences and inability to focus due to irrational excessive fear. Treating childhood anxiety disorder as early as possible is important to prevent it from g...