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Anxiety Disorders in Children

Anxiety disorders in children refer to developmentally appropriate fear in excessive amounts that leads to avoidance in children or dysfunction.

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Learn More

The Anxiety Projects Lab developed a series of videos about child anxiety for parents and educators. Learn about child anxiety from Dr. Lynn Miller with this overview.

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Anxiety Facts

Parents and teachers frequently do see a child’s anxiety, but may misunderstand how great the fear is because children may not be able to describe clearly their concerns.

For more information, visit our links and resources page.

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Anxiety Facts

Children and adolescents with anxiety are often described as being sensitive. Sometimes, however, children with increased levels of worry and fear may react with anger or aggression, usually out of frustration or fatigue.

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