Gradually exposing a child to separation can help them become more comfortable with it, Lee said. Parents can start by doing ...

Early recognition, compassionate listening and support from a mental-health professional can help children heal and thrive ...

For some teens, school can be overwhelming and trigger anxiety and stress. As a parent, seeing your child struggle can be ...

Predictable routines can help children feel calm and in control. (Cavan Images/Cavan Collection via Getty Images) As a child, I had a great deal of anxiety. If you’ve ever seen me speak in public, ...

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

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

Anxiety can feel all-consuming, making your heart race, thoughts spiral, chest tighten and more. Some describe it as a dark shadow that follows you around and constantly reminds you of all the ...

It is commonplace for the beginning of each semester to feel challenging for college students, and not just the one in three ...

How one teenager's battle with severe anxiety prompted him to start Project GenZen, working with apps like Headspace to bring coping tools to others.

No: Kierkegaard was referring to anxiety itself. He believed that understanding and using one’s anxiety was the great ...

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School avoidance (also known as school refusal) is not a recognized mental health diagnosis in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM 5). 1 Yet extensive research on ...