What are the most common symptoms of anxieties and phobias in children?

What are the most common symptoms of anxieties and phobias in children?

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Some common signs and symptoms you would see in a child that may have anxieties or fears will be: crying, tantruming at certain times or certains episodes of their life when it's time to get ready to go or you're leaving for the evening and your nanny or babysitter are there and your child starts to break down or they don't want to separate and they hold on, or they don't want to share necessarily, or they're not integrating into a peer group. You'll start to see the bumps in the road that typically you woundn't have seen with your other children, or other children in the peer group. That should start to raise your level of suspicion to say: "maybe my child is a little anxious". You'll also maybe see a sleep issue where they'll be having some sleep anxiety. Where getting ready for bed is a little anxious. It's dark out, they're feeling alone, they're feeling scared and they're clinging a little bit - whether that's clinging physically and/or clinging emotionally, that's a huge sign as well.