| Anxiety related disorders are quite common in adults, | | | | and often, depression. |
| and most people are shocked to hear that anxiety | | | | The most common worries a child with anxiety |
| disorders can afflict a child just as easily. | | | | disorder will experience are about relationships at |
| Growing up is a complicated and awkward process, | | | | school, classwork and tests, fear of separation from |
| especially in adolescent years. It's not surprising that | | | | parents and loved ones, and even fear of death. The |
| many behaviors associated with childhood anxiety | | | | last is often a result of being exposed to violent |
| disorder go unnoticed, or are simply deemed normal. | | | | images on television or in movies, or violent video and |
| Before you can recognize anxiety disorder in your | | | | computer games. |
| child, you need to know what to look for. This is where | | | | Some of the symptoms a child with an anxiety |
| most parents miss the mark. It's especially easy to | | | | disorder may exhibit are refusal to perform daily |
| miss the warning signs if you are a first time parent. | | | | routines, like going to school or bathing, becoming |
| That's why it's very important to be aware that this | | | | withdrawn and quiet, temper tantrums (more than |
| problem does exist, and that there are recognizable | | | | usual), and clinging to parents. There may also be |
| symptoms. Doing so will allow you to help your child | | | | physical symptoms such as headaches or stomach |
| immediately, and it will give you a better understanding | | | | aches that can't be linked to a specific health problem. |
| of the difficulty your child is experiencing. | | | | If there is an extreme increase in these symptoms or |
| Anxiety is generally associated with a sense of | | | | behaviors, you should be concerned. You may want to |
| extreme worry, mostly over trivial things, or | | | | consult a medical professional and get a diagnosis. If a |
| circumstances that can't be changed or controlled. | | | | child anxiety disorder is diagnosed, there are several |
| Apprehension is also another feeling associated with | | | | steps you can take to help your child. |
| childhood anxiety. Apprehension is actually a defense | | | | One of the things you may want to consider as an |
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| this feeling is vital to a child's safety, when a disorder is | | | | internationally known anxiety expert Rich Presta. |
| present it becomes uncontrollable and leads to anxiety, | | | | |