Child anxiety is a widely misunderstood condition, especially when the child also has developmental delays. Anxiety doesn’t always look like anxiety.  Sometimes it appears as:

  • Someone who seems cheerful and hard-working at school or work, but has meltdowns upon arriving at home.

  • Someone who acts out at school, but becomes calm at home.

  • A child who hits a parent and then immediately seeks a hug from the same parent.

  • A child who sits quietly at his school desk, but won’t pick up a pencil to do an assignment.

  • A child who does not initiate social contact with other children, but may join a game already in progress.

  • A child who shuts down physically and emotionally when a situation becomes too challenging.

Most of the methods to deal with anxiety involve talking about emotions.  But what if the child has a language delay?  What if the child doesn’t understand how to recognize or verbalize emotions?  Where do you start? We can help. Contact us now.

兒童焦慮症很多時會被錯誤解讀,尤其是當孩子還帶有發育遲緩問題,有些症狀看起來不像焦慮症,例如:

  • 在學校或工作時似乎很開朗和勤奮,但一到家門整個人就崩潰下來。

  • 在學校表現過度出位,但在家裡卻變得非常平靜。

  • 孩子打了父母後卻馬上尋求父母的擁抱。

  • 孩子安靜地坐在課桌前,但卻不會拿起筆來做功課。

  • 不會主動地與其他孩子接觸,但會參與已經在進行中的遊戲。

  • 當孩子遇上太難應對的場合,他們會從情感上至肢體上把自己關閉起來。

大多數處理焦慮症的方法都會涉及訴說情感,但如果孩子有語言發展遲緩、或者不懂得識別或用言語說出自己的感情,家長應該如何是好?我們可以幫助您,立即聯絡我們。