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    Mental Health and Kids

    A sudden onset of anxiety attacks usually has a specific cause that can be addressed.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    Sometimes a child's nerves can set off health problems.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    A child with ADD expends two the three times the energy in school as a typical child, and needs some downtime when he gets home.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    Young children who seem extremely depressed and fixated on death and dying need help.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    Learn why preparation is the answer to alleviating test anxiety.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    A family therapist helps parents identify depression.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    A mother seeks advice on how to help her honor student son, who refuses to lighten his academic load.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    Find out about Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), a syndrome where children have hostile, negative, and defiant behaviors.

  • Kids
    Mental Health and Kids

    Kids as young as four years of age can be clinically depressed.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    A grandmother wants to know how she can persuade her ex-daughter-in-law to get her abused child the therapy that he needs.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    A mother seeks advice on how to find a therapist who is a good fit for both her and her daughter.

  • Kids
    Mental Health and Kids

    It is not "normal" or healthy for a child to be so distressed for so long.

  • Kids
    Mental Health and Kids

    Our expert recommends a professional therapist for an angry five-year-old who is threatening suicide.

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    Mental Health and Kids

    A mother seeks advice on how to reassure her young son that his dad is safe when traveling.

  • Kids
    Mental Health and Kids

    It's best to be cautious about giving any medicines to children and to minimize the amount we do prescribe.

  • Kids
    Mental Health and Kids

    If you disagree with your school's assessment, seek an independent evaluation by a multidisciplinary team outside the school system.

  • Children's Health
    Mental Health and Kids

    Read our expert's analysis of a six-year-old's nighttime wakefulness.

  • Kids
    Mental Health and Kids

    Today's kids are being exposed to far more anxiety-provoking information than past generations.

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