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Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-kids-worried-about-bad-thoughts/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Amom writes to ask how to help her 10-year-old daughter, who is worrying a lot about “bad thoughts.” Sometimes these thoughts are bad ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/how-anxiety-affects-kids-in-school/  Writer: Rachel Ehmke en Español Sometimes anxiety is easy to identify — like when a child is feeling nervous before a test at school. Other times anxiety in the classroom can look...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/help-kids-with-math-anxiety/  Writer: Rachel Ehmke en Español here seem to be two prevailing opinions about math in America. The first is how important it is. We want more kids to be excelling in math and choosing ca...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/back-school-anxiety/ Writer: Caroline Miller en Español The start of the new school year is exciting for most kids. But it also prompts a spike in anxiety: Even kids who are usually pretty easy-going get butterflies,...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/when-kids-refuse-to-go-to-school/  Writer: Rachel Busman, PsyD, ABPP en Español The term “school refusal” used to be more or less synonymous with truancy, invoking a picture of kids hanging out on the street corner...

Websites: https://childmind.org/article/anxiety-school-shooting/  Writer: Rachel Ehmke en Español Anxiety over school shootings has become a common fear in America. When something that once seemed unthinkable happens with some regularity, added to our fee...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/understanding-academic-anxiety/  Writer: Juliann Garey en Español For many children, school comes with a dose of everyday stress: a tough test, a presentation in front of the class, or the pressure to finish a big as...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/mindfulness-in-the-classroom/  Writer: Juliann Garey en Español Carole Clancy, who supervises special education for the Lancaster, Pa., city schools, had a serious problem: She couldn’t hold on to her teachers. The s...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/tips-for-beating-test-anxiety/  Writer: Rachel Ehmke en Español When athletes are called upon to perform in high-pressure situations, many of them describe having peaked senses that they use to their advantage. The...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/what-is-the-best-treatment-for-anxiety-in-children/ Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Children are affected by many different forms of anxiety, from separation anxiety to OCD, but the treatment options are basically...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/behavioral-treatment-kids-anxiety/  Writer: Jerry Bubrick, PhD en Español Medication is often prescribed for children with anxiety, as it is for adults. And medication — antidepressants are usually our first choice —...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/treating-anxiety-in-kids-by-working-with-parents/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Treatment for children with anxiety always includes a role for parents. But there is now an effective form of therapy for anxious ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/best-medications-for-kids-anxiety/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Medications used to treat anxiety in children can be confusing because they include several different kinds of drugs that work in different ways....

Website: https://childmind.org/article/intensive-treatment-for-ocd-and-anxiety/  Writer: Caroline Miller en Español Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problem in children and adolescents, and studies show that as many as 80 percent of k...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/the-power-of-mindfulness/  Writer: Juliann Garey en Español By now there’s a good chance you’ve heard the term “mindfulness.” It seems to be everywhere — touted as the new yoga, the answer to stress, the alternative ...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/anxiety-and-mindfulness/  Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS en Español Renee Jain is a life coach and founder of the programs GoStrengths! and GoZen! Jain has written about her own struggles with childhood anxiety, and sat do...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/generalized-anxiety-disorder-in-kids/  Writer: Shelley Flannery en Español For a lot of kids with anxiety, excessive worry is triggered by a specific situation, such as being away from their parents, public speaking,...

Website: https://childmind.org/guide/quick-guide-to-generalized-anxiety-disorder/  en Español     What is generalized anxiety disorder? Generalized anxiety disorder is a kind of anxiety that can cause children and teenagers extreme worry about many ...

Website: https://childmind.org/guide/quick-guide-to-separation-anxiety-disorder/  en Español What is separation anxiety disorder? Separation anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that causes children to become extremely upset when they are separa...

Website: https://childmind.org/article/what-is-separation-anxiety/  Writer: Rachel Ehmke  en Español Toddlers who cling to mom as she’s leaving for work or wail when they’re handed to the babysitter are fairly common. Though their anguish troubles us, w...