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realize that there was something seri- ŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ ;' Ϳ͕ ǁŚŽ ǁŽƌƌLJ ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞ-
ously wrong – but the ailment was not ly about anything and everything and
ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů͘ DŽŝƐŚLJ ǁĂƐ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ those with social anxiety which makes
severe anxiety; and his whole body ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĚŝĨ-
ǁĂƐ ƌĞĂĐƟŶŐ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ƉĂŝŶ͘ ĮĐƵůƚ ĂŶĚ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů͘
KŶĐĞ ǁĞ ĚĞĂůƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĂŶdžŝĞƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ
aches and pains went away.” What can parents and educators do?
Anxious children can also be acci- The most important thing that parents
ĚĞŶƚͲƉƌŽŶĞ͖ ĂŶĚ ŵĂLJ ĨĂůů Žƌ ďĂŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ and educators can do is to understand
ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͘ ĞďďŝĞ DĂŶĚĞů͕ that childhood depression and anxie-
ŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJͲĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞdžƉĞƌƚ ŽŶ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ty are not myths. They are real strug-
ĂŶĚ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ͕ ƐĂLJƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ gles that real children encounter daily.
under stress aren’t living in the present Adults can learn more about the ways
— they’re thinking ahead or thinking ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ
ďĞŚŝŶĚ Ͷ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ Ă ƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ ĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ ƉĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŝŶ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ ďĞƩĞƌ
ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ͘ Ŷ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ dŚĞŶ͕
anxious child might be so absorbed in ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ŵĂŬĞ ĂŶ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ ƚŽ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ
worrying; he simply trips over a crack ƚŚŽƐĞ ƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĐĂŶ ŽƵƚ
in the sidewalk. ŽĨ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ ŚŽƉĞĨƵůůLJ ďĞƩĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ
dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ŵĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŵƐ ŽĨ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ͘ ŽĨ Ă ƋƵŝĞƚůLJ ƐƵīĞƌŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚ͘
^ŽŵĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŚĂǀĞ ĨĞĂƌƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ Ă
ĨĞĂƌ ŽĨ ĚŽŐƐ͕ ďĞĞƐ͕ Žƌ ŇLJŝŶŐ͘ KƚŚĞƌƐ
ŚĂǀĞ WŽƐƚ dƌĂƵŵĂƟĐ ^ƚƌĞƐƐ ŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͕
Ă ĨŽƌŵ ŽĨ ĂŶdžŝĞƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĐĐƵƌƐ ĂŌĞƌ Ă
ƚƌĂƵŵĂƟĐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ Ă ĐĂƌ ĂĐĐŝ-
ĚĞŶƚ͕ ĮƌĞ͕ Žƌ ƚĞƌƌŽƌ ĂƩĂĐŬ͘ dŚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ
are children with Generalized Anxiety
Ŷ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ͕ DƌƐ͘ ZŝŅĂ ^ĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚ
ŚĂƐ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƌƚLJ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ
ĂŶĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ^K^͕ ƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐ Ăůů
ŐƌĂĚĞ ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝŶ ƐĞĐƵůĂƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ,ĞďƌĞǁ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘ ŬƌŝĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ
ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ͕ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ůĂďƐ
ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ŽīĞƌƐ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ '͘ ͘ ͘ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕͕
ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐŬŝůůƐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŝĚĚƵĐŚ ĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ͕ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƐĞůĨͲĞƐͲ
ƚĞĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ Ăƚ ϳϭϴͲϯϴϮͲϱϰϯϳ Žƌ Ăƚ
ƌŝŅĂƐĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď Ăƚ ƌŝŅĂƐĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚƐŽƐ͘
ĐŽŵ͘
ZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ŶŽǁ ĨŽƌ Ă DŝŶĚƐĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ , ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ďLJ ƌ͘ ZŽďĞƌƚ ƌŽŽŬƐ ŽŶ
EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϭϯ͕ ϮϬϭϴ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐĂůů DƌƐ͘ ^ĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚ Ăƚ ϳϭϴͲϯϴϮͲϱϰϯϳ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽ͘
February 24 '21 The Bulletin 718.387.0123 • www.willbulletin.com Y-40
