When it comes to back-to-school anxiety specifically, Dr. Gautam encourages families to focus on preparation and giving kids a sense of control: Ask your child how they'd like to approach the ...

You may not be able to make your child's anxiety go away — but you can help them build a toolbox of coping skills to navigate their fears productively.

Anxiety disorder is often something we think about affecting adults, with the stresses of life piling on. Yet, according to the Library of National Medicine, approximately 7.1 percent of children are ...

It's common for adolescents to feel nervous or shy around others. But how their parents treat them may help ease or worsen their social anxiety, according to a new study from the University of Georgia ...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, anxiety affects about 30% of adolescents, and that creates challenges for students in school. Parker Singleton is in fourth grade ...

On her first full day of preschool, Alexander Lane’s 3-year-old daughter stayed in the car for an hour at drop-off because she didn’t want to go inside. On the second day, she entered class in tears.

Food allergies can be scary for kids. They may be even scarier for parents. But strategies are available to help families manage the fear, Tamara Hubbard, MA, LCPC, told Healio.“Those of us in mental ...

Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, ...

Giftedness, or any sort of talent or inordinately high degree of expertise, is positively correlated with perfectionism—the higher the talent, the more pressure to perfect it. Therefore, gifted ...

With school out for the summer, some students may no longer have access to crucial support and services available during the academic school year, as fear and anxiety rise in their communities from ...