March 13th, 2010
How to Recognize General Anxiety in Your Child and How Panic Away Can Stop It
It’s okay to feel scared, clingy or fearful as a young child, it’s usually just a phase but when it lasts longer than 4 weeks and occurs in children 6 years and older it could be anxiety.
Anxiety occurs when a child suffers excessive distress and becomes nervous or fearful. It can be triggered by a circumstance that the child feels is traumatic, a significant family change such as divorce, birth of sibling, first day of school, death in the family or just a scary event that the child personally experiences.
Common Signs to Watch For in Children With Anxiety:
• Tummy Aches, feeling nauseous
• Headaches
• Not wanting to go to school
• Avoidance of sleepovers
• Problems sleeping
• Needing to sleep in parents bed at night
• Refusal to attend extra-curricular activities
• Excessive or unrealistic worry
What You Can Do About It:
• Reassure your child. Really listen to what your child is saying to you. Reassure that you know and understand their feelings.
• Remember who they’re learning from. Try not to be too over protective or fearful yourself.
• Try panicaway
If the world appears to be a scary place to a child then it’s up to us to try to make them feel confident and secure. Panic Away has helped thousands of people eliminate general anxiety