Anxiety and Children - Not Unusual

Nowadays, all children experience some level of anxiety at one time or another. With the recent and dramatic shifts in the economy, many adults are experiencing extreme anxiety, and children cannot help themselves, but share, in its negative effects.

Even very small children are more aware than we would like to think. They may display intense, distressful anxiety, and children may even scream at the thought of being far from their parents. This anxiety will increase dramatically if the parents are fighting.

Statistics show that the number one cause of family friction is - financial worries. Obviously, these worries are worsened by the economic crisis. Try, then, to keep to yourself your anxiety, and children - - - left to play.

Keep heavy discussions behind closed doors and avoid talking about worries in front of the children.


Be alert for signs of anxiety, so you can minimize complications.

- overwhelming, intense fears about the safety and guaranteed continuous presence of parents and caregivers
- refusal to go to school, often with the excuse that they can't be sure the caregivers will not slip away during their absence
- low self esteem
- extreme reluctance to go to sleepovers and being away from home
- clinging to the caregiver as if their lives depended on it
- panic when the parents are not together
- difficulty sleeping, bed-wetting, and nightmares
- compulsive worrying and fantasizing about things that "might go wrong"
- frequent aches and pains, and other complaints, being physical manifestations of anxiety,
- and children who lack self-confidence

Anxiety and children can, and should, be kept far apart.

Early care and treatment can reduce difficulties to a minimum.

There are many treatments, which may include family counseling, medications, psychotherapy, and consultation with care givers.

If medications are used, then the more natural they are the better. Too many modern synthetic medications carry collateral effects that can do more harm than good.

A range of natural medications that can reduce anxiety, and children will enjoy, can be yours here.