Women often see their choice of school as a reflection of whether they are good moms, while parents of color feel pressure to find a racially inclusive school.

A child’s early gut microbiome may influence their risk of developing depression, anxiety or other internalizing symptoms in ...

For children with severe social anxiety or selective mutism (a condition in which children selectively speak in only certain settings), accommodation may manifest as the parent ordering for the child ...

Now, let’s spend some time thinking about your own child’s worries and fears. To help get you started, we created a checklist that includes common fears within different categories. Here are example ...

Performance anxiety presents as unusually strong worry or fear around activities that involve accomplishment. It can be experienced in any number of areas that range from public speaking to athletic ...

Being the eldest sibling or being an only child may be linked to anxiety and depression in kids as young as age 8, according to a new study. Researchers at Epic, a firm that manages a majority of ...

Anxiety is a universal human emotion, said Meredith Elkins, a licensed clinical psychologist and co-program director of the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program at McLean Hospital in Belmont. “It exists in ...

As a child, Trudi Sullivan would become very anxious by changes in her routine. No matter how hard she tried, she could not calm herself when that happened. Many years later, she was diagnosed with ...

The holidays amplify everything, including joy. But for people with a mental health diagnosis, the season can bring added challenges.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children who interacted with therapy dogs reported greater decreases in stress levels during ED visits. Fewer ...

“Some people think it’s a bad thing” not to have a child, said Porretto, who works in advertising. “I just don’t think I need ...