Anxiety and Children

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A Divorced/Separated Parent’s Guide to Making Visits Count
Dr. Greene has some suggestions for parents with visitation rights. Click here for ideas for making every visit count. »
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Handling a Clingy Baby
Every mother goes through a period during which her child can’t bear to be separated from her. This is a phase and,... »
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Helping Children Grieve
When a loved one dies, it’s hard on everyone, but it may be particularly difficult for a child to understand what has... »

A-Z Guide

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Breath Holding
Breath-holding spells are perhaps the most frightening of the common, benign behaviors of childhood. Desperate parents... »
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Depression
Not long ago, people used to think that young children did not suffer from depression. Now we know that depression in... »
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Nightmares
Nightmares are unpleasant dreams that awaken a dreamer from sleep. Children wake up and remember a scary or sad dream,... »
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Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse includes any activity with a child for the sexual gratification of an adult or significantly older child (... »
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Stuttering
Stuttering is a speech disorder that arises from a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental triggers. »
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Tantrums
Temper tantrums are expressions of intense, immediate frustration. They occur most frequently at an age when children’s... »
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Tourette Syndrome
Tourette syndrome is named for Georges Gilles de la Tourette who first described the condition in 1885. Tics (... »