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(We aren't using parents' full names to protect their children's privacy.) That's why it's especially important for grown-ups to pay close attention to a child's behavior and to look for the telltale signs of anxiety in children.Īnna, of Brampton, England, remembers when her 7-year-old son started having trouble at school. The worried feelings that come with anxiety can seem hidden to everyone but the child trapped in the turbulence. Be on the lookout for the physical signs of anxiety. "If you feel you're hitting a wall in terms of trying to get the child to do those things, that might be another indicator that potentially, you know, we should get some help." 2. Here's another red flag: "Are there things that the child really wants to do or needs to be doing, and they can't do those things?" asks Krystal Lewis, a colleague of Pine's and a clinical researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health who provides therapy to anxious children. "It's really when it goes into the one- to two-month range - that's where parents should really start. A few weeks, Pine says, usually isn't a cause for concern. Be on the lookout for how long anxious feelings last. That's why it's important for parents, caregivers and teachers to spot it early. Research has shown that women are much more likely than men to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder over their lifetime and that anxiety, as common as it is, appears to be vastly underdiagnosed and undertreated. Exposure to stress, including discord at home, poverty and neighborhood violence, can all lead to anxiety. But environmental factors also play a big part. Roughly a third to half of the risk is genetic. According to research, 11 is the median age for the onset of all anxiety disorders.Ī bundle of factors contributes to a child's likelihood of developing anxiety. Pine says separation anxiety is quite common at age 3, 4 or 5, but it can be a sign of anxiety if it strikes at age 8 or 9. They're afraid of separation."įull-blown anxiety happens when these common fears get amplified - as if someone turned up the volume - and they last longer than they're supposed to. "Young children are naturally afraid of strangers.
Pine says it's one of the reasons we humans have managed to survive as long as we have. We all have some of this hard-wired worry, because we need it.
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