Anxiety in Children

Links to information about anxiety disorders or phobias in children, including nightmares.

Reviewed January 2008

 

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Title:   School refusal and truancy
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   School refusal is when a child does not want to go to school, or is afraid to go to school. Often these children will be sick or miserable in the mornings. They want to stay at home rather than go out and do other things.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Nightmares and children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Most children experience nightmares from time to time. Frightening dreams can start when the child is about two years old, and reach a peak between the ages of three and six years.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Anxiety - when you are worrying about things
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Feeling worried at times is normal. What if you have to do a talk in front of the class or be in a play or play a musical instrument in front of others? Would you feel a bit scared?
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Bathing your toddler
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Step-by-step instructions for bathing a toddler. Includes information on dealing with fear of the bath or the plughole, and on taking a shower.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Shyness and children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A shy child is anxious or inhibited in unfamiliar situations or when interacting with others. Most children feel shy from time to time, but the lives of some are severely restricted by their shyness.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Night terrors and other sleep disturbances
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many children have times when their sleep is disturbed because of nightmares, sleep terrors or sleepwalking. Night terrors may be called sleep terrors, because they can happen during any sleep, such as a daytime nap.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Fears and anxieties
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the common fears and anxieties experienced by children and how best to deal with them.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Fear of the dark - children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Many children feel afraid of the dark. A child's fear may disrupt their bedtime routine and sleep. There are many ways that parents can help their child to overcome this common fear.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Children and Sleep
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on sleeping patterns and sleeping problems in children.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Afraid of starting preschool
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Many children are scared when they first start school. Many parents are even more scared. How to deal with your and your childs feelings about their first day of school.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Night terrors
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Children who experience night terrors usually have no particular emotional or psychological problem.
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   War and children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   War and media images of war bring fears and unease to everyone, no matter how far they may be from the conflict.
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Sedation of anxious children undergoing dental treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fear of the dentist or behaviour management problems can result in a child's tooth decay going untreated. Behavioural techniques play an important role in managing anxiety, however, some children still find it difficult to tolerate dental treatment and ...
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Confidence
Publisher:   Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:   All children and adolescents experience some worries and fears at some time. Sometimes, however, these worries can become so severe that they begin to interfere with normal everyday functioning. As many as one in five children can develop anxiety disorders.
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Anxiety disorders
Publisher:   Headroom (Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide)
Description:   All children and adolescents experience worries and fears as a natural part of development. Ongoing worries and fears become problematic when they begin to impact on a young person's ability to participate in day to day activities. There are a number of childhood and anxiety disorders and children will exhibit a range of similar behaviours.
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Nightmares
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Nightmares are frightening dreams which wake children up, and leave them feeling upset and scared that something awful has happened or is going to happen.
Date:   Oct 2005
Title:   Fears and phobias - older children and teenagers
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Fears and anxieties. Children vary very widely in their reactions to things that happen to them or that they need to deal with.
Date:   Jul 2005
Title:   Fears - young children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Parents often worry about their children's fears and anxieties. Children's worries and reactions to situations vary enormously.
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Separation anxiety
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Separation anxiety is when a child gets upset when separated from a parent or loved carer. For example, a young child may become distressed when left with a baby sitter, or when put to bed by herself
Date:   Oct 2004
Title:   Anxiety in children
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Anxiety is a word that health professionals use when a child is fearful or distressed and the distress keeps going on for a long time.
Date:   Aug 2002
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