Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension without apparent cause and usually occurs when there’s no immediate threat to a person’s safety or well being, but the threat feels real. Stress and anxiety in children is a common predicament in today’s high tech, fast paced and activity packed society. So here are some ways on how to help children with anxiety.

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My Child is 4 years old and has just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The psychiatrist gave me three possible medications that can be prescribed to him they are Abilify Depakote and Seraquil (spelling) Does anyone know anything about these medications? I’m trying to figure out which will be the best one to give my child. They all make me kind of nervous. Thanks for your input.
I was reading some of the answers. This is the 3 dr to tell me he is bi-polar. I have also done research about the disorder and he is a textbook case. Should I get another opinion. What will these drugs to him why are they so bad??
As far as his behavior goes, I will put it this way. I am his teacher and I watch him all day, He hurts kids for no reason, and just yesterday he punched my assistant in the mouth so hard that she got a fat bloody lip.

OCD in children as the name implies are children who suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Their situation is very much akin to those in their adulthood who suffer from the condition. Children depending on age of course may have a harder time explaining or relaying their difficulties to those around them. Their parents as well as others around them may mistake their condition for something else. Obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms can also be symptoms of other illnesses and because of this parents may have their child treated for something they do not suffer from which could possibly be detrimental to the child’s health or well being.

OCD in children may also be understood rather quickly by their actions. Children with obsessive compulsive disorder may likely not make much of an attempt to hide their rituals and the things they feel they need to do to be okay in their mind which could very well make it clear enough to those in the lives of said children to understand that they are afflicted with the condition. Because of the nature of children being more carefree and such it can make it easier to figure out whether or not a child is a sufferer of the condition and because of that it can help them understand and try to overcome it that much earlier.

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She is in art class at school and the teacher gives the students an assignment to draw a picture using only their favorite color. This girl’s favorite color is red. So she takes a small blade and slices the inside of her palm and presses her bloody hand to her heart. Based on that scenario would that be a symptom of bipolar disorder?

Diagnosis of bipolar disorder among children have never been made until only recently in the medical field. Before, the disorder was seen to emerge among unfortunate adolescents and adults, but with advancement in identification tests, the disorder can now be detected as early as childhood. Thus, early treatment can be started.

An early diagnosis of the disorder in children may give them a better chance in treatment. This will help them cope with the disease more properly, achieve character equilibrium, realize a top level of wellness, and grow up to be a self-aware and well rounded adult. With the right treatment, the disorder can be easily controlled and they may lead a normal happy life.

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Young people have mental, emotional, and behavioral problems that are real, painful, and costly. They are sources of stress for children and their families, schools and communities.

The number of young people and their families who are affected by mental, emotional and behavioral disorders is significant. As many as one in five children and adolescents may have a mental health disorder that requires treatment.

Mental health disorders in children and adolescents are caused by biology, environment or a combination. Examples of biological factors are genetics, chemical imbalances and damage to the central nervous system, such as a head injury.

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My niece is 9, she was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder at 8 yrs. old. My brother is a single dad, her mother (who is bipolar too) left when she was almost 2.
I watch her almost on a daily basis and she is hard to handle. She is more like a toddler, its like she is regressing in age.
Her hygiene is horrible, my mom has had to take her to the Dr. several times because she has had yeast infections. I know for a fact that at least 5 times a week she gets a bath. She has cuts and scratches that get infected because she picks at them and gets them so dirty. It baffles me at how dirty she can get and at dinnertime she is like a toddler.
She gets ruins clothing, brand new clothes, she will mark on them. She writes on every wall and is very destructive.
She is physically abusive to her little brother. She weighs about 130 lbs and he weighs about 60 lbs, she uses that to her advantage and has hurt him a few times.
She is overly curious about her body and she happens to walk in on everybody when they are in the bathroom. 6 different times when I was watching her, she has exposed parts of her body to her little brother and my son both aged 7. She does it when I am cooking or cleaning or can’t devote every second to her.
She also has an unhealthy obssession with her Dad and that has been some cause for concern. If he doesn’t pay attention to her every second he’s around, she flips out.
These manic cycles keep coming more often and the Risperdol(sp?) is only making her gain weight and making her sleep. She has gained about 40 lbs this past year. She is constantly hungry. She gets so angry with me over food sometimes she acts like she wants to hit me. Her mother is in a home for bipolar adults and has struggled with it all her life. She went manic and abused my neice and nephew, thats why she is out of the picture.
What else are we supposed to do? Medicine and therapy aren’t working?

I’m not exactly happy with the decisions I’ve made a year ago, but I’m proud that I reached out for help. I’m on the proper medications and going to therapy and setting goals for myself. I want to go to school and get my degree which I will do. I want to get married and eventually have kids. My doctor never said I couldnt have kids. The doctor just hints that I need to be VERY VERY careful when getting involved with a guy if u kno what I mean. Is it possible for me to make my dream of being a mother able to come true? If so, what would I have to do to make that happen besides going off my meds. Anything special I have to do?
im not looking to have children now…i had a recent appt when my doctor said it and as a young woman..when something like that is said…you get upset. i worked in daycare for about 5 years and its the weirdest thing. at home the littlest noises set me off but yet you put me in a room with a kid and im the calmest person you will probably ever meet. my mom has seen me around kids and when im not and she is at a loss for words as to how im just in control. im just kind of preparing for the future and trying to accept things now. adoption IS something i want to do. ive always wanted to adopt and people tell me their opinions but i dont care. i just didnt know if medically id be okay to have children. thank you all for your answers..i appreciate it. i hope one day i DO become a wonderful mother as im told i will be. i have the guy already and he has no mental illness so that helps and he supports me and my issues.

The reason I ask this is because I have a 8 yr old son who has ADHD and since they won’t say he has bipolar we will say mood disorder instead.. yea right they don’t live with him..Anyway if they can’t be put under that disorder till a certain age then why are they put on the bipolar medications?? Isn’t Bipolar a mood disorder?? Whats the diffrence?
Also why can’t they just use the term childhood bipolar?

Also it has gone on since last
Friday, and all to do with her boyfriend and their not getting along, but my bipolar adult daughter, is being used and goes back for more, but it affects her afterwards and it really affects me a lot. She not able to do anything, but will non stop talk, secream and very aggressive directing her behavior and anger on to me , he mother. I feel she needs help but there seems to be nowhere that really sees it, only if she is willing and she never is.