Genes Drive Kids' Changing Fears
Child Fears Change Over Years as Genes Shift Gears
Being fearful is a normal part of childhood. There really are a lot of things to be afraid of, and a lot of things kids need to be reassured about.
Professional help is needed if a child's fears impair his or her normal function.
"Warning signs are when a child starts to be fearful about leaving the house, is unable to go to school, gets very clingy, has sudden changes in mood, or is fearful of a lot of different things," Ball says. "When fears get in the way of them being a kid is when you want to seek help."
The Kendler study appears in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Genes Drive Kids' Changing Fears
Child Fears Change Over Years as Genes Shift Gears
Helping Children Deal With Fear continued...
Being fearful is a normal part of childhood. There really are a lot of things to be afraid of, and a lot of things kids need to be reassured about.
Professional help is needed if a child's fears impair his or her normal function.
"Warning signs are when a child starts to be fearful about leaving the house, is unable to go to school, gets very clingy, has sudden changes in mood, or is fearful of a lot of different things," Ball says. "When fears get in the way of them being a kid is when you want to seek help."
The Kendler study appears in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.