Anxiety Does Not Care How Old You Are
If your child is showing signs of anxiety, don’t just think it will go away. Just because you never had it when you were a child it doesn’t mean that your children won’t suffer from it.
Moving to a new school, going out on a date and even falling down can cause butterflies in a child’s stomach. Children can get nervous and embarrassed and this is a pretty common feeling to a child.
It can be difficult telling what behaviors are just normally “acting out” and which ones are caused by the children being in a state of anxiety due to their daily lives. Events which seem unimportant initially can prey on your son or daughters mind and cause them to become anxious.
If your child is showing signs of sweating, unexplained pain or discomfort, repetitive behaviors or insomnia they may be suffering from anxiety.
The years when your child is growing can be the happiest of your life. We all know that a child will develop new skills but they will also develop new fears and worries along with the more usual reading and writing.
The Department of Health and Human services suggests that you observe a child’s behavior between the ages of six to eight years old for symptoms that come along with anxiety disorders. During this stage of development a lot of parents begin to notice that their children are less afraid of things in the closet and tend to become more eager to go to school instead of clinging on to mom or dad. There are ways that a parent can tell if their child may need to seek treatment for their behavior.
Rather than just hoping for the best if you think your son or daughter has a anxiety disorder you should speak to your Dr or health care professional. Ideally you should speak to someone with experience in childrens health rather than your normal Dr.
Medication and behavioral therapy are used to treat anxiety in children as it is in adults. When you speak to your Dr make sure you know exactly what treatment they are suggesting and also any possible side effects.
