Children experience feelings of nervousness, fear, or worry from time to time, and often these feelings are part of a normal response to a stressful situation. However, when anxiety becomes persistent and out of proportion to the current circumstances, it can begin to affect your child’s everyday life – interfering with their relationships, home life and learning, and an anxiety disorder may be the underlying cause.

The ups and downs of everyday life affect each of us in different ways. There are many forms of anxiety in children, such as separation anxiety (worrying about not being with their parent), which is more typical in younger children, but can also manifest in older children. 

While for others, school can become a major source of anxiety – whether it is related to their school work and performance, social anxiety or issues relating to friendships, bullying, or relationships with teachers, and can result in emotional distress around attending school and refusal to go to school – ‘school refusal’. 

Childhood anxiety disorder can also be the result of a recent traumatic or high-stress event, such as a move to a new home and school, divorce of the parents, death of a pet or a loved one, or it can have no obvious environmental or emotional basis at all.

When children experience anxiety, it can manifest in a variety of ways, including:

• Worries and phobias
• Disturbed sleep and nightmares
• Changes in appetite and eating habits
• Negative thinking and low self-esteem
• Restlessness and agitation
• Difficulty concentrating
• Poor school performance
• Tummy aches and going to the toilet frequently
• Overwhelming shyness or embarrassment
• Obsessive thinking and behaviours
• Difficulty relating to peers
• Irritability
• Nausea
• Upset stomach
• Heart palpitations
• Headaches
• Shortness of breath

Homeopathy’s Role in Managing Anxiety in Children

Homeopathy can be very useful in managing your child’s anxiety and should be thought of as a valuable tool in treating various forms of anxiety in children and adolescence. The treatment of anxiety in children is more effective the sooner it is addressed.

There are many remedies within the homeopathic toolbox specific to anxiety. After a thorough evaluation of your child’s individual symptoms and behaviour patterns, a homeopathic remedy will be selected which can help treat their condition and ease their suffering.

To find out how homeopathy can support your child, book your FREE, NO-OBLIGATION DISCOVERY CALL TODAY.