Items Tagged ‘childhood’

March 13, 2013

Mayo: Children who avoid risk tend to develop anxiety later

By Logan Lafferty

Children who avoid or flee from worrisome situations are more likely to develop anxiety, according to an analysis of parent and child surveys conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers. The underlying theory isn’t that new, that an absence of risk and challenge in childhood leads to nervousness and anxiety later on. But researchers were nonetheless surprised at […]

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Tags: anxiety, avoidance, childhood, risk, Star Tribune


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