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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
9 year old girl anxity or scared???????????
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
9 year old girl anxity or scared???????????
by kay30, Mar 09, 2002 12:00AM
my daughter was a very outgoing independent child until about a year ago. she had a sezure . the doctor said after tests she had
becks.a sezure disorder she will outgrow.she hasnt had any more
sezures.she complains alot about every thing stomache aches head
etc..She now has scared and negative attitude. she is so scared
of so much exp. riding school bus to go on feild trips she is a car rider.going to sunday school.staying at any friends house.she will cry say she is sick and wont to stay with me.Im a stay at home mom.we have anxity and depresion that runs in the family.shes a strate A student has lots of friends at school .very well mannered at school. teachers say she has a nervous stomach.please help i have tried to ignore it. I
have tried talking to her. she gets scared sick to go to bed at night.she has a night light but it dosent help.
becks.a sezure disorder she will outgrow.she hasnt had any more
sezures.she complains alot about every thing stomache aches head
etc..She now has scared and negative attitude. she is so scared
of so much exp. riding school bus to go on feild trips she is a car rider.going to sunday school.staying at any friends house.she will cry say she is sick and wont to stay with me.Im a stay at home mom.we have anxity and depresion that runs in the family.shes a strate A student has lots of friends at school .very well mannered at school. teachers say she has a nervous stomach.please help i have tried to ignore it. I
have tried talking to her. she gets scared sick to go to bed at night.she has a night light but it dosent help.
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Mar 11, 2002 12:00AM
, Mar 11, 2002 12:00AM
In light of the family history, it would be prudent to have your daughter evaluated. It's quite likely she is experiencing an anxiety disorder (e.g., separation anxiety, generalized anxiety), and that this requires treatment. Anxiety disorders are among the biologically-based mental and emotional disorders, and medication can often be useful to address the functioning of brian chemicals, particularly neurotransmitters.
