Health & Medical Mental Health

Defeat Panic Attacks In Children

Panic attack is a feeling of sudden and intense fear of something for no valid reason.
Effects of such attack vary in every person.
Anyone could experience it at any time unexpectedly.
Even kids are not safe from such attacks.
In this regard, it is important to know how you should handle this situation with your affected children.
Symptoms of this abnormal condition in children are not different from what adult experience.
There could be experience of feeling:
  • Short of breath
  • Palpitation
  • Sweating
  • Chest pain
  • Trembling and Shaking
As mentioned earlier there are no certain reason why it occurs.
But there are some factors that possibly affect a child to manifest signs of panic attack.
Such factors are:
  • It can be an inherited problem.
    A member or members of the child's family may have suffered a similar attack one way or another.
  • Child may have learned to have a negative perspective about things.
    This may result them from worrying about it and have fear of what the outcome would be.
    This might be acquired from what the child sees from his or her parents.
  • Medications or some chemical imbalance may also cause a child to have panic attacks.
    So it is important that you monitor what kids take-in.
  • Sudden changes in the way of life or environment could also be one reason that can cause a child to have an attacks.
    It could be changes that causes them extreme sadness or stress.
  • Diseases that could affect brain functions can also be a reason for panic attacks.
    Children with problems such as:
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    • Hypoglycemia
It is often observed that this would often occur in children when they are in their pre-puberty stage.
A stage wherein most kids are confused or have a feeling of needing to belong.
Help in resolving this of kid starts within the family.
If parents ignore the condition of the child, may lead to more serious problems to kids while growing up.
  • Parent should be a model to their kids.
    They should be able to explain why things happen and what are the consequences when things happened.
    This does not just focus on negative results of things but more of the positive side and how to deal with it if there are negative things that they need to face.
  • Let your kids have a balance life.
    Balance in the sense of letting them play when and interact with other children.
    Socializing with other people could at least lessen the feeling of being alone.
    A feeling that sometimes causes children to fear of certain things.
    A happy childhood could lead to a normal life away from panic attacks.
  • Showing your love and concern gives your child a feeling of security.
Panic attack is not something that you can choose not to have.
So as much as possible, it is important that we are aware of how to handle this condition.
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