If you’ve ever felt anxious before delivering a speech, taking a test or performing on stage, you’re not alone. Most people feel anxious on occasion and it can actually be a good thing. Evolutionarily ...

Anxiety is a way we humans have evolved to protect ourselves. In threatening situations, our brains release a string of responses that result in rapid heart rate, sweating, trembling, hyperventilating ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Back-to-school anxiety is something some students struggle with every year. “Going back to school time is the time of the change. It’s a change of the routine, a change of the ...

School anxiety in children can manifest in physical complaints and behavioral changes. Parents are urged to validate their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Predictable routines can help children feel calm and in control. Cavan Images/Cavan Collection via Getty Images As a child, I had ...

The most wonderful time of the year is busy and stressful for many people, including kids. Even though we think the holidays should be joyful and relaxing, both adults and kids can experience a lot of ...

Anjali sat at the kitchen table in front of a blank piece of paper. She sat, and sat, and sat. Then she got up from the table and walked away. The unfinished task? A Valentine’s card for her ...

I have navigated anxiety for as long as I can remember, going back to not being able to raise my hand to talk in preschool. I would get stomach aches or feel my heart racing, but I didn’t know why.

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - During a severe weather event, such as thunderstorms, kids’ anxiety can increase. Psychologists at Sanford Health say that having a plan during a thunderstorm can help ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found overactivation in many brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety ...

The back-to-school season is always an exciting time for my family and for me, but it also brings plenty of anxiety—for both me as the parent and for my children. I worry about my kids staying in the ...