Anxious Children and Bullying: How Girls are Bullied More than Boys
Posted on May 31, 2019
When it comes to bullying and anxious children, girls are at a greater risk than boys on several levels. They're not only bullied more frequently than boys, but they are more negatively impacted. Read on for more.
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Why Anxious Children May Cyberbully Themselves
Posted on November 30, 2017
Big, bad, mean teens aren't the only ones who engage in cyberbullying. Some anxious children may do it to themselves.
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What to Do When Your Anxious Child Refuses to Go to School
Posted on August 31, 2017
Anxious children can view school as a scary place and even refuse to go. Here's what you can do to help your child work through school refusal.
Filed Under: Child Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Featured, Other Childhood Anxiety Disorders, Parenting Anxious Children, School Anxiety and School Refusal Tagged With: adolescents and teens, anxiety disorders, bullying, child anxiety, life skills, parenting, School, separation anxiety, stress management
Why Teasing Can be Good for Your Anxious Children
Posted on April 28, 2017
When done right, teasing can have a number of beneficial effects for anxious children. Keep reading to find out how to do it right.
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Is Your Anxious Child a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)?
Posted on January 25, 2016
Anxious children may be Highly Sensitive children, a condition that makes them highly in-tune with everything around them. Read on for more!
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How Exercise Helps Anxious Children Cope with Bullies
Posted on September 30, 2015
Regular physical activity can help anxious children in numerous ways, especially when it comes to coping with bullies. Read on for more!
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Cyberbullying Linked to Depression, Alcohol Abuse
Posted on February 27, 2015
Cyberbullying doesn't stop when your anxious child hits college, nor does its detrimental effects. Check out two studies that examined cyberbullying at the college level.
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How the Effects of Childhood Bullying Can Linger into Adulthood
Posted on September 30, 2014
Even if bullying stops once your anxious child hits adulthood, the effects of the bullying can linger for years, resulting in mental and physical health issues.
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Sibling Bullying: When Your Anxious Child’s Bully Lives at Home
Posted on July 9, 2013
Bullies are not just for schoolyards anymore. Your anxious child may have one right in your own home if he's subjected to sibling bullying.
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What TV Violence Does to Your Anxious Child’s Brain
Posted on March 16, 2013
By the time your anxious child hits age 18, he or she will have been exposed to an estimated 200,000 acts of violence on TV. Ever wonder what all that violence may be doing to your anxious child's brain? Read more to find out.
Filed Under: Child Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Child Phobias, Featured, Other Childhood Anxiety Disorders, Parenting Anxious Children, School Anxiety and School Refusal Tagged With: adolescents and teens, bullying, child anxiety, life skills, panic attacks, parenting, phobias, Research, stress management, technology and internet, toddlers