Anxiety can affect people of all ages. It is the most common type of mental health disorder in children and affects as many as 10% of young people (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). This will be a three part series. References will be listed on the end of the third blog.
Causes of anxiety in children:
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Genetic predisposition
Anxiety disorders tend to run in families, so if a person’s parent or other close relative has anxiety, they have a higher chance of developing anxiety themselves. In addition, children learn behaviors from their role models, so if their role models are anxious, children can learn to be anxious.
