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Learn the tell-tale signs of childhood anxiety and ways to respond to encourage growth and resolution within your child. Childhood anxiety is on the rise. The latest numbers show that somewhere around 15-20% of children experience anxiety symptoms before the age of 12, with 30% of adults suffering from anxiety disorders reporting their first symptoms to have started in early childhood. If left untreated, these symptoms can turn into full blown anxiety disorders in adolescence

Learn to recognize signs of anxiety in your child. Does your child complain of frequent headaches or stomach aches? If a visit to the pediatrician rules out any physical causes, anxiety may be the underlying culprit. Childhood anxiety often first manifests as physical symptoms in children, such as headaches, stomach aches, fatigue, and the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep at night. Noticing the patterns of these symptoms can be helpful in determining whether they are c