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  • Anxiety

    Anxiety is common for kids to experience and it can show up in their behavior in a lot of different ways. 

    What are some symptoms of anxiety?

    • Nervousness, restlessness, or being tense
    • Feelings of danger, panic, or dread
    • Rapid breathing or hyperventilation
    • Increased or heavy sweating
    • Trembling or muscle twitching
    • Weakness or lethargy
    • Difficulty focusing or thinking clearly about anything other than the thing you’re worried about
    • Insomnia
    • Obsessions about certain ideas; a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder
    • Anxiety surrounding a particular life event or experience that has occurred in the past; a sign of post-traumatic stress disorder

    Therapy can help to uncover the underlying causes of your child’s worries and fears while teaching them how to relax, look at situations in a new, less frightening way, and develop better coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills.

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