A new study from the Research Center for Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku in Finland screened school-age children for anxiety and examined the efficacy of the Master Your Worries program ...

Alma reports on childhood anxiety, outlining symptoms, the need for therapy, and effective treatment options like CBT and ...

Create a “goodbye ritual”: For example, a special hug, a high-five, or a small exchange. Doing this as a goodbye ritual helps to build predictability and safety. Keep goodbyes short and sweet: ...

One in 140 children has selective mutism (SM), a form of anxiety making them unable to speak in public. Some of these children have improved during online learning, using technology to talk to their ...

Seattle-area therapists say anxiety is common early in the school year, and parents should be on the lookout for a variety of ...

Understanding Separation Anxiety Neha is preparing to return to work after a four-year hiatus, but her primary concern is her daughter, Tara, who is just four years old. Tara often knocks on the ...

Credit: Getty Images. Lisa Beauvois, FNP, PMHNP, a nurse practitioner at Johns Hopkins Pediatric Psychiatry, shares insights on school avoidance and refusal. The rates and severity of school avoidance ...

Performance anxiety presents as unusually strong worry or fear around activities that involve accomplishment. It can be experienced in any number of areas that range from public speaking to athletic ...

The halls of area schools will soon be filled with the sound of slamming lockers, ringing bells and raucous students. Tiffany Viel’s office will be filled by some of those same students looking for ...

A simple haircut may reveal more than just split ends. By testing for the stress hormone cortisol, which is stored in hair, ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered that measuring long-term stress through children’s hair samples can ...

Bullying impacts children emotionally, physically and academically. Many children suffer silently. Parents should watch for ...