Many children have anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders usually start at a young age effecting children and teens. Anxiety in children can be overlooked because parents can remember certain times in their childhood that had many uncomfortable feelings and also some awkwardness involved.
Things that as adults we laugh about can cause children some real anxiety. The first day at a new school or their first date can both be things that cause normal worry to turn into an anxiety attack.
It can be difficult telling what behaviors are just normally “acting out” and which ones are caused by the children being in a state of anxiety due to their daily lives. Events which seem unimportant initially can prey on your son or daughters mind and cause them to become anxious.
If your child is showing signs of sweating, unexplained pain or discomfort, repetitive behaviors or insomnia they may be suffering from anxiety.
Every child is different, not everyone will grow at the same rate, not every child will be able to run or jump as fast as their siblings. In the same way not every child is worried about the same things or scared of the same things. Some children will be fearless while others will become anxious in every social situation.
Your child will normally start to be less clingy between the ages of 6 and 8, they will start to really like going to school and become less afraid of imagined things. This is also the age when you should be looking out for any of the symptoms of anxiety disorders.
If you think that your child may have an anxiety disorder then you may want to speak with a healthcare provider. A healthcare professional with a background for treating children can be a child’s best hope when it comes to living with anxiety.
Medication and behavioral therapy are used to treat anxiety in children as it is in adults. When you speak to your Dr make sure you know exactly what treatment they are suggesting and also any possible side effects.
Whether you are a adult suffering from Anxiety or an children with anxiety it is still just as serious.