Health
Social Anxiety in Teenagers: More Than Shyness
Most teenagers feel some degree of nervousness about social situations -- about fitting in, about being judged, about saying the wrong thing. Adolesce...
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Health
OCD in Children and Teenagers: Recognising It and Finding Help
OCD tends to be misunderstood both as a condition and as a label. Children who are neat or who like routines are frequently described as "a bit OCD" -...
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Emotions
Depression in Children: Recognising It in Under-12s
Depression in children is often missed or attributed to other causes: difficult behaviour, physical symptoms, reluctance to go to school, or simply a...
4 min read
Emotions
Childhood Anxiety: Signs, Types, and What Helps
Anxiety in children is both extremely common and frequently misunderstood. At one extreme, parents dismiss genuine anxiety as oversensitivity or atten...
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