How to Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety?
By Bruce Maul
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Anxiety and panic disorders do not only inflict adults. In fact, recent studies reveal that anxiety attacks hold undiagnosed manifestations in children which could be carried over into adulthood. Fear and anxiety are common emotions in young children. Nonetheless, if the ordeal becomes overwhelming there is a need to seek counsel from a medical practitioner or a child psychologist.
An anxiety problem could compromise a child's ability to live a normal and healthy existence. In fact, anxious emotions may foster anti-social behavior, poor school performance and chronic restlessness resulting to sleeping problems. Helping your child overcome an anxiety disorder involves collaborative family support and the administration of an effective anxiety treatment.
Here are a few guidelines for parents which would allow them to help their child cope with the the symptoms and ill-effects of anxiety attacks.
Inculcate healthy lifestyle habits while young. Orient your child on the benefits of regular exercise and join them in the conduct of child-friendly exercise routines designed to regulate stress levels in the body. To sustain mental balance, promote healthy eating habits during dinner time and make sure that your kids get enough sleep at night. Likewise, avoid serving sugary and caffeinated drinks as these beverages tend to heighten the symptoms of anxiety.
Take the time to discuss with your kid the issues that trouble him. Empathizing with whatever it is that may be troubling your child can help him manage his worries and fears to eventually reduce the stressors agitating his young mind.
Support your children in the course of treatment. Select the most appropriate and child-friendly mode of healing and constantly monitor your child's progress. Parents have at the their disposal a number of treatment options that are designed to help children overcome overwhelming anxiety and nervous tension. Psychological treatments include behavioral, psychotherapy or behavioral therapies.
Be selective in the administration of medications. In most instances, prescription drugs produce side effects. Certain asthma and respiratory medications could trigger serious nervine conditions. As much as possible, use alternative remedies formulated with natural ingredients to resolve childhood diseases.
Administer herbal remedies instead of stimulants. Herbal remedies are constituted with bioactive compounds that naturally restores chemical balance in the brain. A number of herbal remedies are recognized to support nervous system functions and therefore promote emotional stability and optimum health.
Passion Flower (Passiflora Incarnata) is one herbal remedy known for its calming effects on the nervous system. Passion flower supplements are regarded effective in the treatment of nervine disorders in children, without inducing addictions or any other side effect. To help clear the mind and boost mental functions, therapeutic doses of herbals such as the Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) or Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica) can be administered.
An anxiety problem could compromise a child's ability to live a normal and healthy existence. In fact, anxious emotions may foster anti-social behavior, poor school performance and chronic restlessness resulting to sleeping problems. Helping your child overcome an anxiety disorder involves collaborative family support and the administration of an effective anxiety treatment.
Here are a few guidelines for parents which would allow them to help their child cope with the the symptoms and ill-effects of anxiety attacks.
Inculcate healthy lifestyle habits while young. Orient your child on the benefits of regular exercise and join them in the conduct of child-friendly exercise routines designed to regulate stress levels in the body. To sustain mental balance, promote healthy eating habits during dinner time and make sure that your kids get enough sleep at night. Likewise, avoid serving sugary and caffeinated drinks as these beverages tend to heighten the symptoms of anxiety.
Take the time to discuss with your kid the issues that trouble him. Empathizing with whatever it is that may be troubling your child can help him manage his worries and fears to eventually reduce the stressors agitating his young mind.
Support your children in the course of treatment. Select the most appropriate and child-friendly mode of healing and constantly monitor your child's progress. Parents have at the their disposal a number of treatment options that are designed to help children overcome overwhelming anxiety and nervous tension. Psychological treatments include behavioral, psychotherapy or behavioral therapies.
Be selective in the administration of medications. In most instances, prescription drugs produce side effects. Certain asthma and respiratory medications could trigger serious nervine conditions. As much as possible, use alternative remedies formulated with natural ingredients to resolve childhood diseases.
Administer herbal remedies instead of stimulants. Herbal remedies are constituted with bioactive compounds that naturally restores chemical balance in the brain. A number of herbal remedies are recognized to support nervous system functions and therefore promote emotional stability and optimum health.
Passion Flower (Passiflora Incarnata) is one herbal remedy known for its calming effects on the nervous system. Passion flower supplements are regarded effective in the treatment of nervine disorders in children, without inducing addictions or any other side effect. To help clear the mind and boost mental functions, therapeutic doses of herbals such as the Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) or Gotu Kola (Centella Asiatica) can be administered.
