Children who say "No" the loudest often are not pushing you away. They are trying super hard to hold themselves together.

Anxiety is meant to be a fleeting response to stress — like a job interview or crossing a bridge when afraid of heights. Our cortisol and adrenaline spike, we feel panicked, and then, once the moment ...

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I often tell my daughter, “You can do hard things!” She’s cautious about new and challenging experiences, like making friends and learning how to swim. As a young child, she is still learning what she ...

Parents of anxious kids are very reluctant to correct their children—it makes them anxious—and can we really blame them? Parents don’t, as a general rule, like to upset their children, and since ...

Starting a new school year can bring a mix of excitement and nervousness for many children. For some, however, the anxiety can feel overwhelming, especially after a long summer break or if they’re ...

School anxiety in children can manifest in physical complaints and behavioral changes. Parents are urged to validate their ...

Everyone responds differently to their feelings, and anxiety can look different in everyone. Some people may appear fearful, shaky, or panicky. Some may respond with anger when they are forced to face ...

When I was first studying psychology, thirty years ago, I learned that about 10-20% of children are born with a temperament that is highly reactive to anything new and unfamiliar. Some of these ...

Simon Byrne receives funding from the University of Queensland. He is affiliated with the National Tertiary Education Unit. He is a member of the Australian Association for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found overactivation in many brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety ...