Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your youngster anxious about going again to high school?

School is a big a part of children’ lives, and it may be very nerve-racking, significantly throughout transitions, corresponding to the start of the varsity 12 months after they’re returning after an prolonged break. Dr. Stephen Whiteside, a psychologist with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, says for teenagers who’re extra anxious, it may be a kind of stress factors that brings underlying anxiousness issues to the floor.

In this Mayo Clinic Minute, he discusses how dad and mom can decide if their youngster is experiencing regular anxiousness or if they’re exhibiting indicators of a possible anxiousness dysfunction, which may make life harder.
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