What to Do If My Outgoing Child Has Social Anxiety
Social anxiety, or the experience of anxiety in social settings, is common in people who are introverted. It seems natural that kids who prefer to spend time alone may get anxiety in social settings, and those who are more outgoing would not. While social anxiety is more common in introverts, extroverted children can experience it […]
What to Do if Your Child Has Test Anxiety
Children from kindergarteners to high schoolers can suffer from test anxiety. It can impair their ability to do well in their classes and affect their confidence at school. If your child is struggling with this, here’s how you can help. 1. Talk with them First, the best thing you can do is talk with your […]
Test anxiety – How can I successfully overcome it?
Test anxiety is feeling too much tension, nervousness, dread, and worry before taking a test. It’s normal to feel a little anxiety during important decision-making or some other important life events, but too much of it can interfere with our test performance and create insecurity, self depreciating thoughts, or even physical symptoms like nausea, hyperventilation, […]
How to recognize and treat child’s anxiety disorder
What is child’s anxiety disorder? Child’s anxiety is usually a normal phase all children go through. It is caused by exposure to some traumatic event or combination of increased vulnerability and some kind of stressor. In its acute phase, anxiety is a normal human response to real danger, a survival mechanism which prepares our bodies […]
