Pediatric Anxiety disorders

Discussing Coronavirus with Children: Keep It Simple, Be Honest, and Set the Emotional Tone

I sincerely hope that all of you are staying safe during this unprecedented set of circumstances. In spite of wall-to-wall daily coverage of this virus and its impact, little media attention has been devoted to helping children navigate this -- outside of a few print articles here and there. Parents -- and you may be among them -- are concerned about how to bring up this pandemic with their kids without stoking fear and additional worry. Here are my suggestions: [...]

Pediatric Anxiety Disorders

According to the National Mental Health Information Center, anxiety disorders are among the most common mental, emotional and behavioral problems to occur during childhood and adolescence. About 13 out of every 100 children and adolescents ages 9 to 17 experience some kind of anxiety disorder; girls are affected more than boys. If left untreated, these disorders can lead to the inability to finish school, impaired social relations, low self-esteem, and eventually, anxiety disorders in adulthood. The onset of childhood anxiety [...]