childhood anxiety
Young person's dread
Childhood anxiety refers to excessive worry, fear, or nervousness in children that goes beyond typical developmental concerns.
It may manifest as separation anxiety, social fears, phobias, or generalized worry that interferes with daily functioning.
Unlike ordinary childhood fears, clinical anxiety persists and intensifies: Her childhood anxiety kept her from sleepovers and school trips.
The condition often responds to therapy and, in some cases, medication.
- separation anxietyDistress from being apart
- stranger dangerCaution toward unknown individuals
- mindfulness exercisesPractices cultivating present awareness
- social anxietyFear of being judged
- play therapyPsychotherapy using games
school refusal · making friends · low self-esteem · emotional dysregulation · genetic predisposition · growing pains · generalized anxiety disorder · panic disorder · restlessness · bullying · phobias · selective mutism · sleep disturbances · irritability · clinginess · exposure therapy · relaxation techniques · safe space
- child psychologyplay therapy, pediatric therapy, developmental milestones, developmental delays, ADHD
- Child Psychiatrydevelopmental disorders, neurodevelopmental, psychiatric assessment, psychiatric evaluation, adolescent depression
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