Making lunchtime exciting for kids is no child’s play, as finding the balance between health, taste and enjoyment for a child is often a Herculean task. Worrying may be a common sight at home after school reopens, but you can pull together an interesting weeknight menu if you apply a little creativity. The trick is to make the meal as appetizing as junk food while retaining their nutritional value. It’s not easy every day to make lunch box items look like cartoons with googly eyes or sticky noses and legs,…
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I’m a Doctor: These are the 3 telltale signs your kids are using the study drugs
Thousands of students and schoolchildren are said to use them. Yet their parents may be completely unaware that their children are using powerful “smart drugs” to get through the dreaded exam periods. This is because there are often no obvious indications that a young person is taking pills like Ritalin and Adderall, which can cost as little as £2 and have dangerous side effects, such as increased heart rate, anxiety and weight loss. But Dr Samantha Miller, an NHS doctor based in Scotland, told MailOnline how parents can tell if…
Read MoreMore kids getting anxiety medication without therapy: Research
If children and adolescents get help for an anxiety disorder, it’s usually medications and not counseling according to a study published Wednesday in Pediatrics. In fact, there was an inverse relationship between need for therapy and what was given over more than a decade. As the number of young people with anxiety disorders has risen steadily since 2006, the number of children undergoing psychotherapy has decreased. “This really demonstrates that the burden of treating mental health conditions among patients is growing,” said study author Laura Chavez, a senior research scientist…
Read MoreAsk Amy: Kids’ calls trigger moms’ anxiety
Dear Amy: I am having trouble isolating myself from the anxiety caused by my young adult children’s life issues. They are 21 and 26 years old. I did what I could as a mom to raise independent adults. They are fine for the most part (youngest still in college) but we are close and they confide in me. This can really send me into a tailspin. Our oldest son has chosen a lifestyle built around the outdoors, but his work can be sporadic and can be very dispersed. I believe…
Read MoreWhat Parents of Kids With Anxiety Need to Know (And 7 Ways to Help Them)
We tend to talk quite openly about our own anxieties as parents, how juggling so many responsibilities and expectations can leave us wide awake with worry in the middle of the night. Childhood, however, should be a time of lighthearted fun, and it can be hard to know how to react when your child is the one whose worries seem to spiral. Child anxiety can manifest itself in many ways, but there are a few main types: Separation anxiety is when your child doesn’t want you to leave them at…
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