Anxiety Disorders in Children and Teens

Anxiety BC – http://anxietybc.com/When anxiety causes distress or interference that is much greater than anxiety experienced by other children of the same age, it may be called an anxiety disorder. In this case, the term “disorder” simply indicates that the anxiety problem is significant enough and has lasted long enough (usually at least a number of weeks or months) to be considered a problem that warrants intervention. Commonly, children and teens experience anxiety problems that are characteristic of more than one anxiety disorder. Fortunately, the helpful approaches are similar for various anxiety problems.If your child has been diagnosed as having a mild to moderate anxiety disorder, it will most likely fit into this list of seven anxiety disorders and subtypes:Separation Anxiety Disorder Specific Phobias Social Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Post Traumatic Stress DisorderClick below to read more… Anxiety BC – https://www.anxietybc.com/parenting/parent-child

Child Separation Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety BC – http://anxietybc.com/It is normal for children to sometimes feel anxious or insecure when separated from their parents or other important caregivers. Usually, such separation anxiety fades as they grow up and become more confident. If your child’s separation anxiety continues to persist after the age of five and starts affecting his or her life (e.g. refuses to be out of sight of parent), then your child may have Separation Anxiety Disorder, which involves excessive anxiety when a child is, or is expecting, to be separated from home or a loved one (such as a parent or a caregiver). Click below to read more…Anxiety BC – https://www.anxietybc.com/parenting/separation-anxiety-disorder