Category: Child Anxiety
Articles about anxiety in children.
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Discipline That Actually Works With Young Children
Why consistency beats severity, what to do when nothing seems to work, and the small changes that reduce the number of confrontations.
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When a Child Has Been Through Something Hard and Cannot Say It
Why children rarely explain what happened, what you see instead, and why play and sand tray work reach what conversation cannot.
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ADHD, or Something Else? Attention Difficulties in Children
Inattention in children has several possible causes, and they look identical in a classroom. What distinguishes them, and what helps either way.
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When a Child Won’t Go to School: What Is Really Happening
Why school refusal is anxiety rather than defiance, what the morning pattern is really doing, and the approach that gets a child back through the door.
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Child Anger and Meltdowns: What’s Going On and What Helps
The difference between a tantrum and a meltdown, why the two need opposite responses, what usually sits underneath anger, and when to get help.
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Anxiety in Children: The Signs Parents Often Miss
How childhood anxiety shows up at school and at home, how to tell it apart from shyness, what helps, and the well-meant response that makes it worse.
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Play Therapy vs Talk Therapy: Which One Helps a Child More?
How play therapy and talk therapy differ, which suits which age and concern, and where sand tray therapy fits between them. A guide for Utah parents.