Child Wellness: Kids and anxiety Between school, studying,
parents, and social expectations, kids are often dealing with
stress. Marcie Fraser takes a look at how to teach your kids to
manage stress. To view our videos, you need to install Adobe
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the page. Anxiety is an all too common problem faced by our
children today. "Early in childhood you generally we do see a
lot of fear and trepidation," said Dr. Allen Stefane, a
psychiatrist. As kids grow up, some fear and anxiety is
naturally. But for some tykes, the anxiety hangs around and
often spikes when something new comes along, like school, and
worry sets in. "What if Mom disappears and doesn't come back to
get me? What if something happens to mom when I am at school?"
explained Dr. Stefane. Some anxiety around starting school is a
normal part of development. "Kids will react with tantrums,
crying, clinginess," Dr. Stefane said. Most kids adapt to new
schedules, but there are kids who don't. "When