Many children who are starting big-kid school experience first-day jitters. But parents and teachers can work together to make it easier. It’s understandable for children to experience anxiety about ...

Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental disorders in children and youth. They emerge and can be diagnosed as early as preschool age, with half being diagnosed by the age of six. We are ...

Anxiety is increasingly prevalent in young children, with about 9.4 percent of children having an anxiety diagnosis, according to the CDC. For young children, symptoms of anxiety might look like an ...

Magdalena Janus received funding from CIHR and is a member of the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University. Caroline Reid-Westoby does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...

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