Children Healthy Care

The anxiety disorders are a major social health more and more players in the lives of children , so it is essential to educate both parents and educators of their relevance.

It is important not only worry about their academic achievements, but also provide them with a social and emotional learningBy which to realize both children and adults of the ability tocontrol their emotions . Thus, manage their feelings to get better relations with others, being able to make intelligent decisions. In thechildhoodappear fears that are considered normal and will disappear on their own development.

However, there are fears intensify fade away over time, becoming a concern and fear over various situations of everyday life. This leads to greater difficulty of learning and worsens their adaptation to society, can end depression and substance abuse. (more…)

The fear and anxiety are response systems that enable humans put on alert to stimuli or situations perceived as dangerous part, at the same time, the proper development of the child to protect and ensure its survival.

What sets the fear of anxiety is that in the first case the sensation is produced by a particular stimulus, whereas anxiety is a fear more diffuse and less specific with more weight of thought. For example, a child may be afraid of dogs and embarrassed, and represent the feeling of anxiety that causes the thought of having to go home of a relative who has dogs and try to avoid it, even be able to mourn, her anxiety somatize through physical aches without medical cause and have negative thoughts.

When fear and anxiety are excessive and maladaptive talk about childhood anxiety disorder. The child tends to exaggerate the potential hazard of an event believing unable to cope with certain situations. The anxiety affects their performance at school, home, friends, etc. causing great discomfort. (more…)

Sweating, irritability, dizziness, death, nausea and crazy thoughts are symptoms of anxiety disorders. So says the National Institute of Mental Health United States , which also distinguishes between six types of diseases associated with anxiety, generalized type being the most common in children.

In the article ” Anxiety Disorders “, the institution discloses the symptoms of each of the types of the disease, and psychiatric and psychological treatment for these diseases. The types of this disease: panic disorder , obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder.

Studies on anxiety
According to data from a study by the Universidad Intercontinental, 16% of children between 3 and 11 years residing in the Federal District, have mental health problems. These numbers match the numbers from the National Survey of Psychiatric Epistemology completed in 2009, which produced the same percentage of infants with psychiatric disorders in this city. (more…)

controlling childhood anxiety
Anxiety in children is a problem that manifests itself in various forms, but concerned parents. You will see in this article, some tips on how to control and calm childhood anxiety.

It is necessary to identify anxiety in children before acting, so you should be aware of:
If you notice anxiety in their behavior goes to a specialist as a child psychologist or a psychologist. Thus, we get someone to see and diagnose specialized case of an anxiety itself or not and to what degree it is.
While you can diagnose the problem you can implement a therapeutic strategy with the specialist.
But you can take other precautions to ease the anxiety children at home, along with recommendations that will make the therapist:

Try to see situations where the child becomes more restless or anxious
When you see a pattern about changing the situation to see if you can control the anxiety of the child.
Try to be fair / a with all your children and pay attention to everyone equally.
Communication is very important and not scream even though the situation becomes complicated, it is good to always stay calm because if you get anxious you add more anxiety to the situation.
Explain any changes that occur in the family is very important, children can understand everything if you talk to them properly.

Always consult with educators where your child attends to identify possible situations that generate anxiety.
Try to educate your child to frustration is an accepted part of reality, because when they learn and have failures like everyone else, the feeling of anxiety will be less and more able to learn from mistakes or situations where desire is frustrated. You can do no immediate need to cover your child appears, but first try to resolve it yourself.
This is a good way to set limits without making authoritarian prohibitions within reason.
It seeks to promote self-confidence by giving space to their autonomy beyond your fears “natural” parent.