Your child may suffer from excessive fears or phobias. For example, your child may be afraid of dogs, the dark, germs, or monsters. The fears mentioned in this article are overwhelming and atypical, meaning that the fear is out of proportion or is developmentally...
If your child has a serious case of the ‘what if’s, he or she may be an excessive worrier. Often, self-proclaimed ‘worry warts’ or ‘Nervous Nellies’ spend a lot of energy on implausible or relatively small events. They might wonder about the zombie apocalypse or the...
Some children experience extreme anxiety or discomfort in social situations. These children often try to avoid school, birthday parties, and social gatherings. Social anxiety is extreme worry about being around other people. Perhaps it goes like this…Your child is...
It is one thing to be a bit of a neat freak or to be a tad too organized. It is another when having things out of order causes extreme distress. Your child may obsess about cleanliness or germs. She may wash her hands or use sanitizer repetitively. He or she may have...
Some kids have a very hard time letting go. Your child may seem to always be pushing an agenda. ‘Mom, can we go get a doughnut after school?’ for example. It’s like a song playing on infinite ‘loop.’ Mom, can I have a playdate this weekend? Dad, can you take me to...