{"id":3361,"date":"2019-11-04T20:29:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T00:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2021-09-17T05:21:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T09:21:26","slug":"anxiety-during-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/anxiety-during-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety during Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Anxiety is a normal part of childhood. But as parents and\ncarers, it is sometimes hard to know the difference between normal worries and\nsomething more serious. In most cases, anxiety in children is short-lived and\ngoes away after a while. Some examples of normal worry might be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>being shy or being worried about being laughed\nat<\/li><li>being upset before or after being left at\nchildcare or school<\/li><li>worrying about schoolwork, sport or their health<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But many children experience anxiety more intensely and more\noften than other children, stopping them from getting the most out of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a child is often anxious, they might:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>try to avoid the situation or issue they are\nworried about<\/li><li>get headaches and stomachaches often, especially\nwhen away from home<\/li><li>have trouble sleeping or have vivid nightmares<\/li><li>worry often<\/li><li>need a lot of reassurance<\/li><li>want things to be perfect and get upset if they\nare not<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some children are more likely to be anxious because of\nanxiety runs in the family&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;just like eye color, for example.\nChildren can also learn to think and behave anxiously by watching others, or by\ngoing through scary experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain things in a child\u2019s environment might also increase\nthe child\u2019s chances of becoming anxious. For example, if a parent is\noverprotective of a shy child, it might help the child in the short term, but\nit can increase the child\u2019s anxiety overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, different anxieties often develop at different\nstages. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Babies and toddlers often fear loud noises,\nheights, strangers and separation.<\/li><li>Preschoolers might show fear of being on their\nown and of the dark.<\/li><li>School-age children might be afraid of\nsupernatural things, social situations, failure, criticism or tests, and\nphysical harm or threat.<\/li><li>Babies and young children do not worry about\nthings. For children to be worried, they have to imagine the future and bad things\nthat might happen in it. Therefore worries become more common in children over\neight years of age.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1024x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1024x204.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-768x153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-1536x306.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FKSG-Post-20212-2048x408.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Children also worry about different things as they get\nolder. In early childhood, they might worry about getting sick or hurt. In\nolder childhood and adolescence, the focus becomes less concrete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can support your child with anxiety by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>acknowledging your child\u2019s fears&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;do\nnot dismiss or ignore them<\/li><li>gently encouraging your child to do things they\nare anxious about<\/li><li>waiting until your child gets anxious before you\nstep in to help<\/li><li>praising your child for doing something they are\nanxious about<\/li><li>avoiding labeling your child as shy or anxious<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Childs\u2019 mental health is important. If you are concerned,\nsee your doctor, a psychologist or a mental health service. Some children have\nan anxiety disorder, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a phobia<\/li><li>generalized anxiety disorder<\/li><li>separation anxiety.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Children who have severe anxiety can benefit from\npsychological therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy or, in rare cases,\nmedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helping your child overcome anxiety issues is easier if you\nseek help. Talk to your doctor or search for online programs, tools, and\ninformation that can help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anxiety is a normal part of childhood. But as parents and carers, it is sometimes hard to know the difference between normal worries and something more serious. In most cases, anxiety in children is short-lived and goes away after a while. Some examples of normal worry might be: being shy or being worried about being&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/anxiety-during-childhood\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Anxiety during Childhood<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[143],"tags":[181,192,269,701,777,867],"class_list":["post-3361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-youth-mental-health","tag-anxiety","tag-babies","tag-childhood","tag-preschoolers","tag-school-age","tag-support"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5357,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3361\/revisions\/5357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fksg.org\/test1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}