Health Challenge recruit Olivia Fitzgerald brought show viewers to tears when she opened up on an overlooked issue many ...

My 17-year-old son is in fifth year in school and says that he feels panicked at times – to the point that he cannot go into the school building (despite getting ready and walking there).

It is most common among children 7 to 9 years old. Social anxiety disorder sometimes called social phobia, is more common among older children; they display anxiety and excessive self ...

SCHOOL is fundamental to maximising children’s potential and their ability to pursue new opportunities.

How do parents communicate anxiety to their child via body language and words? Psychologist Cosima Nimphy studied this ...

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. [1] Akinsola, E. F. (2011). Relationships between parenting style, family type, personality disposition and ...

Child health and psychology experts have said that sharing or forwarding child pornography or obscene content involving ...

The surge in mental health referrals among young people has prompted debate among experts about the cause - and the most ...

As some of you will have children or grand-children facing a new school year - anxiety for kids can be a big deal. Below are some of my thoughts on that.I am a diagnosed social-phobe. I find ...

For contemporary kids, the pressure to always be accomplishing something can be oppressive. Maybe they’re slammed with extracurricular activities, or never-ending homework, and feel they don’t get the ...

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has apologised to parents and children in the west and northwest where there is a ...

School anxiety is a common experience for children, especially during transitions ... participate in extracurricular activities to build a social support network. Celebrate successes: Acknowledge ...