If you think that adults alone are capable of getting anxious, you are wrong. Even children may get anxious but the reasons may be different. Especially, children in the age group of 13 to 18 are prone to be affected by anxiety issues. But, there are holistic ways to handle children with anxiety. Continue reading “Holistic Ways of Handling Children with Anxiety”
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A recent study was conducted in Canada on the influence of phones and computers on children with anxiety. The study reveals that if these gadgets are kept in the bedrooms of children, they may disrupt their sleep and may increase their anxiety. This may ultimately affect the children’s performance in their studies. Another study reveals that the number of texts children have been sending has been on the increase and this may also cause a lot of distraction. Continue reading “Influence of Phones and Computers on Children with Anxiety”
Though everyone of us may have experienced some anxious moments in our lives, in the case of children, anxiety can hamper their development. In general, children with anxiety may not be assertive. Parents and teachers play vital roles in developing assertiveness in these children. Continue reading “Helping Children with Anxiety in Becoming Assertive”
Sleep disorders is a serious problem in both adults and children. It is more serious if detected in a child due to various reasons. First and foremost night time sleep is the time when body gets to rest, any physical damage also gets repaired during this time, regeneration of cells and growth is also dependent on it. There is no doubt that a child deprived of normal amount of sleep is going to be drowsy and less energetic the next day. This would mean missed classes and game sessions. Less concentration in lessons and over all, less productivity. How do you avoid this? Read on to know if your child is one of the children with anxiety who suffer from sleep disorders? Continue reading “Sleep Disorders in Children with Anxiety”
Many parents are worried about the anxieties in their kids. Even though, it is true that all children have anxieties, but in some cases it becomes excessive. Here, parents can help them when they can understand the nature of the inner experience of their kid. Generally, human beings generate anxiety by themselves to signal that a danger is perceived. For instance, if a train approaches, when we are crossing the railway line, we develop anxiety as the risk of nearing train is involved. We immediately react to such a situation with fight defense or coping mechanisms. Here are some tips for parents when they are moving with children with anxiety so that they can be of some help for the development of the kids: Continue reading “How Parents Can Help Their Children With Anxiety”
Everyone of us may experience anxiety, that is an emotional state, at some point or the other during our life. This is quite normal because it is very much related to fear that we all experience. The emotion of fear is absolutely normal and can be considered essential also because we may face certain situations during which we should necessarily fear so as to have protection from potential dangers. But, we all assume that the emotion of fear is quite uncommon in children and therefore, children with anxiety are also not very common. Continue reading “Understanding and Treating Children with Anxiety”
Anxiety is an emotion that is faultily activated even when there is no fear-causing stimuli. When it is activated, it brings behavioral changes also in a person. The heart rate of the person may increase, his or her body may perspire profusely, he or she may be ready either to fight or escape and so on. If someone is constantly anxious, it may change the way the person acts or behaves in his or her day-to-day life also. This changed behavior will be there even if there is no anxiety. Such problems may affect even children. Parents of children with anxiety must be watchful and should take steps to correct the problem. Parenting also involves ensuring that these issues do not develop into what is known as ” childhood depression” also. Continue reading “Parenting Suggestions to Help Your Child in Coping with Depression”