It is not uncommon for children and adolescents to experience shyness and hesitance around people and social situations they are unfamiliar with. Approximately 13 percent of children ages 9-17 suffer from severe fears and shyness that they qualify for an anxiety disorder diagnosis. Better understanding of shyness, fears, and anxiety can help your child to more easily navigate their social world in childhood and for years to come.
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Emotional or Behavioral Disorders Defined
Emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) are difficult to define. In fact, some think that people are identified as...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
All kids have worries and doubts. But kids with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often can't stop worrying, no matter...
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Sam, 8 years old, constantly worries about being contaminated by other people's germs. As a result he won't touch...
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Suicide at College
There are real people, sons and daughters, behind the startling statistics on suicides on campus: Michelle Gluckman,...
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Anxiety Disorders
Ella was a worrier. Every morning, she worried that she wouldn't make the bus on time, even though she hadn't missed it...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
