| Anxiety in children should be of the utmost | | | | reassures the child that he is not alone and |
| importance to a parent. Children exposed to | | | | there are other children facing similar |
| stressors with which they are unable to cope | | | | problems. |
| develop, at a very early age, stress related | | | | |
| disorders that will remain with them for a | | | | Along with the affected child, parents should |
| lifetime. Childhood anxiety can be used as a | | | | also be given guidance sessions which help |
| learning tool by the nurturing, caring | | | | them continue the management of their |
| parent. Children who experience separation | | | | children's anxiety at home. Often the entire |
| anxiety, and all children experience this | | | | family is involved as the child's entire |
| stress, are comforted when reassured that | | | | environment should be compassionate and |
| their feelings are valid and that the parent | | | | encouraging. School based counseling is |
| will indeed return and when that will happen. | | | | preferred in situations where the school is |
| Teaching children critical thinking skills | | | | the cause of the anxiety. |
| and how to self-comfort in times of anxiety | | | | |
| helps them to handle stress as adults in a | | | | Parents and teachers should understand the |
| positive and healthy fashion. Something we | | | | emotional background of the anxiety in |
| see too little of in today's world. Human | | | | children. They should put in an effort to |
| beings are the only species on earth that | | | | remain extra calm and patient. Any situation |
| expose their young to stressors with which | | | | which triggers anxiety in children should be |
| they are not able to cope. | | | | planned for ahead of time, in order to manage |
| | | | the situation in the best way possible. |
| Help for Anxiety in Children | | | | Encouragement and praise of the child is a |
| | | | key strategy to combat anxiety in children. |
| Contrary to popular belief, anxiety is not a | | | | Special care is taken for children whose |
| disorder limited to the adult population. | | | | anxiety is due to school phobias. In these |
| Anxiety in children is rapidly increasing as | | | | cases, teachers should cooperate and allow |
| children, too are feeling the effects of | | | | extra time for late arrival, or slow |
| stress in their lives. | | | | responses to work. |
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| Events of childhood can deeply affect an | | | | The Use Of Anti-Anxiety Medication in |
| individual's entire life. It is mandatory for | | | | Children |
| every parent to recognize the anxiety in | | | | |
| their children and to nip it in the bud, | | | | The list of drugs available for the |
| before it takes over their child's | | | | management of anxiety in children is long. |
| personality. | | | | The most common used line of drugs is the |
| | | | antidepressants. It should be remembered that |
| Therapy for Children Suffering From an | | | | results don't appear until after two to four |
| Anxiety Disorder | | | | weeks of drug use and side effects should be |
| | | | monitored continually. |
| Anxiety in children should always be given | | | | |
| special attention. This is best achieved by a | | | | Though certain cases can only be helped with |
| trained medical professional. Individual | | | | use of drugs, home and environment help is an |
| psychotherapy is considered the first line of | | | | essential part of management and it is only |
| treatment by many doctors. This is important | | | | when these two things go together that, the |
| to give the child the confidence he needs and | | | | child can be totally free from the anxiety |
| assure him he is not a failure. Group | | | | which is ruining his life. |
| psychotherapy can also be considered as it | | | | |