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Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
Introduction Alex, 15, describes what anxiety feels like: I grew up in New York, the son of two loving parents. I ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Children and Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders
What are anxiety disorders? Children and adolescents with anxiety disorders typically experience intense fear, worry, ...
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Helping Shy Kids Get the Most Out of Their School Experience
All teachers have had shy students in their classroom. These children are the ones who keep to themselves and quietly ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Keys to Helping Socially Anxious Teenagers
The problem of social anxiety disorder in teenagersIt comes as a surprise to many parents and educators that anxiety is ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Strategies for Dealing With Childhood Fears
Children have many common childhood fears that are not of major concern. Strong and consistent fears, though, results ...
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Separation Anxiety
Babies younger than 6 months old usually adjust well to being away from their parents. However, around 4 to 7 months ...
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Anxiety in the Classroom
Imagine that you are enrolled in Professor Josiah S. Carberry’s course in advanced psychoceramics. Today is your ...
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Understanding School Refusal
Case ExamplesRebecca, an eight-year-old girl, has always had difficulty attending school. Since she began third grade ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Information for Parents: Helping a College Student with an Anxiety Disorder
College is a stressful time for almost all students. Getting along with roommates, dealing with new social pressures, ...
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Medication Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
What was the main issue or questions being addressed?The New England Journal of Medicine 1 recently published a study ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Causes and Prevention
As is true of most disabilities, the specific causes of emotional or behavioral disorders remain elusive. However, ...
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School Shootings: How Do We Prevent Them?
On April 20, 1999, two students went on a rampage through Columbine High School, shattering the peace of mind of ...
Source: Education.com
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Math Anxiety
Many people in our highly technological society experience a feeling of intimidation and fear when confronted with ...
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How Families Can Help Children Cope With Fear and Anxiety
Whether tragic events touch your family personally or are brought into your home via newspapers and television, you can ...
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Children and Adolescents With Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Are Real Young people can have mental, emotional, and behavioral problems ...
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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When Unwanted Thoughts Take Over
Table of Contents: Anxiety Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder What are the symptoms of OCD? When does OCD ...
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Separation Anxiety: How to Handle First Day Fears
Kindergarten does not have to be traumatic. Children pick up cues about how to act from you. If you are positive, calm,...
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Ask the Child Psychologist: Refusal to be Alone
I have noticed that lately my four-year-old son will not do anything that requires him to be away from me. If I try to...
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Failure is Underrated: 5 Subjects Where Mistakes Are a Must
If our students donât make mistakes, they arenât trying anything new. Here are five classes in which we should expect...
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The First Day of School: Dealing with Preschool Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety is a very common problem for preschool children, especially during the first few weeks of school....
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Raising a Sensitive Child
Sensitive children have different, more exaggerated, reactions. They're not deficient, and they are not weak. Expert...
Source: Education.com
