Stress and Anxiety Disorders in Children

It may be surprising to some people that even our children can become victims of stress and anxiety. What is even worse is that children cannot always express the wierd feelings when they are under stress and hence it can remain undetected for a long time.

There may be different stimuli for children to become victims of stress and as adults and caregivers we have a moral and social responsiblity to shield out children from such perils and ensure that they don’t become easy prey to stress and anxiety disorders.

One of the more common stimuli for children to become victims of stress is when they receive unmoderated or undermoderated exposure to mature content that is not suitable to their age. It is not only movies or music, but also news media and adult behavior at home that can subject the child to stress.

The most common question for any child is Why? As long as they can get a plausible explanation for everything that they experience, they are happy and content. However when the can’t get that explanation they are unable to comprehend what they just saw or heard and that leads to stress - something like a nagging pain in thier conscience. So when a child is exposed to mature content without supervision, this unfulfilled inquisitiveness can lead to stress, which in turn can turn into anxiety and depression in certain cases.

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