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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @katrina2017 No there is a genetic component to his anxiety. I have bipolar type 2. My mania manifests as anxiety.
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @dorcas1982 I’m lending him to a close friend to find out.
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @london123 Great point and yes he’s being actively treated! Thank you.
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @manilaswiss His attention span just isn’t there. He doesn’t craft on his own for longer than 3 minutes. His best activity is perler beads and then he’s quickly done and wants us to play or craft with him. He’s in kindergarten. We tried to put him in gymnastics but he couldn’t hang and clung to...
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @manilaswiss He clings to us and is not really quiet unless he’s sleeping.
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @xxdanklutheranxx Thank you!
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @kimberlykay This is great info. I attend a weekly DBT class but am wondering if 6 is too young to learn these skills. I will ask around too.
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @muya I will! I see a therapist for anxiety myself hence why I’m identifying it. For me it helped me do really well in school so perhaps I need to flag it this week since that’s not the case for everyone. Frustrated that the pediatrician is dismissing us.
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    @katrina2017 Yes we spoke with his pediatrician and since he’s doing ok in school he’s not concerned. We’ll talk to his new teacher next and then find a child or family therapist.
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    6 y.o. with anxiety

    We’re one and done because we didn’t get the easiest kid situation. Our son is almost 6 and struggles with so much anxiety such that his parents dread weekends. He’s too nervous to do sports like swimming or t-ball which is what other kids do on weekends, he’s too afraid to hurt himself on the...
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