Indeed, for children with anxiety, worries generally get more intense over time instead of naturally fading away. "No matter how much you answer an anxious child's questions or tell them things are ...

InStride Health reports on the rising pediatric anxiety crisis and parental burnout, emphasizing the need for effective ...

Scientists reveal a strong gut-brain link impacting children's mental health. Gut microbes produce mood-regulating chemicals.

Many people, especially women (rates for females are twice the rates in males), struggle with anxiety. I grew up in a home with anxious parents, and this led to my childhood anxiety. From what I know ...

Now, let’s spend some time thinking about your own child’s worries and fears. To help get you started, we created a checklist that includes common fears within different categories. Here are example ...

What if everything we’re doing to help anxious kids is actually making them worse? A new approach challenges it all±in just ...

The way we handle stress as adults isn't just a product of our current circumstances or our natural temperament. Recent ...

Just like adults, kids can have anxiety or feel anxious. With school, friends and family, and self-esteem, children can run into problems that can lead to anxiety. So how can parents know the ...

A child refusing to go to school isn't misbehaviour, it's often school refusal rooted in anxiety or stress. Here are the ...

A new study from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children for anxiety and examined the efficacy of the Master Your Worries programme ...

Kids with neuroimmune disease are falling through the cracks while parents beg to be heard. When the immune system attacks ...

Children’s dental anxiety and fear represent pervasive challenges within paediatric oral healthcare. These phenomena, affecting up to one‐third of young patients, encompass both anticipatory anxiety ...