Many children outgrow their fears, but persisting worries may be a sign of an anxiety disorder. Psychologists weigh in on when it’s time to seek professional help.

For some children and their parents, however, it can be difficult to determine when fears are typical and when they are developing into more serious phobias or anxiety disorders. Fears are a ...

Psychologist Tracy Dennis Tiwary says anxiety is on the rise, but avoiding emotional distress only makes us weaker, more ...

Children can develop specific phobias or they can develop more broad-based anxiety disorders. More rarely, they can manifest obsessive-compulsive disorder. In extreme cases, they may develop ...

Family therapists and authors Ashley Graber and Maria Evans offer parents guidance on how to ease their children’s anxiety in ...

A meta-analysis of studies on children and adolescents with ADHD found that they are at an increased risk of depression and anxiety disorders. However, taking stimulant medication for ADHD was ...

Adults may misinterpret this as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Adults may also assume a child has an anxiety disorder when they worry about not doing their work perfectly or find ...