Have you noticed a worried look on your child’s face more often lately? Maybe they're refusing to go to school, having “meltdowns” at the bus stop, or developing mysterious stomachaches that land them ...

Children who say "No" the loudest often are not pushing you away. They are trying super hard to hold themselves together.

Feeling anxiety arise in our bodies is distressing in itself, let alone seeing it happen in children. As a parent, grandparent or guardian, you may feel extra anxious when you see a child pacing, ...

A school is responding to a new survey raising "worrying reports" with a targeted project to help.

If you’ve ever felt anxious before delivering a speech, taking a test or performing on stage, you’re not alone. Most people feel anxious on occasion and it can actually be a good thing. Evolutionarily ...

As a child and teen psychologist for over 30 years, I can tell you: anxious kids are often misunderstood. Their anxiety doesn’t always show up as trembling lips or teary eyes. More often, it wears a ...

What’s the problem with avoiding things you don’t like? Nothing, if it doesn’t mess things up for you. But many people ...

Last year, our bright, friendly little girl met her teacher for the first time on the Thursday night before school started. This young lady was in pre-K and had never been to “big school” before. She ...

Kids can be full of surprises, and sometimes their actions leave parents scratching their heads. The truth is, anxiety in children often hides behind everyday behavior that doesn’t look like worry at ...

It's the night before a big meeting and you’ve gone over your notes time and time again, but still, you can’t seem to calm ...

In my new video, Lenore Skenazy, founder of the nonprofit Let Grow, says it's because today's parents rarely allow their kids to experience the joys of independence. Skenazy once let her 9-year-old ...