When Anxiety is the culprit

Sometimes excitable and hyper children actually have other things contributing to this.  One, is anxiety.   It as not apparent to us when our son was younger, but once he began verbalizing how things were affecting him, especially school-related, such as doing well on tests, news reports, going to local events, etc. it became clear that there was more beneath the surface.  At first, this was very troubling.   My mind raced on as to how a child so young could worry about things so much.

It became clear that learning to relax had to become priority.  Sadly, in today's society, not much attention really is given to the ability to relax.  I know that some schools now have yoga classes and some even have meditation but I think even in health class, they could discuss how anxiety is a valid condition and how kids should think about treating it the same as "not smoking" or "not taking drugs"  - ways to avoid these and ways to avoid too much anxiety.   Smoking is bad for your lungs.  Anxiety is bad for everything.

If your child has anxiety, you may not want to wait to find out how it will affect them when they are older. The longer you live with that way of reacting, the more it becomes part of you.  Therapy and relaxation techniques can be built into your schedule as much as brushing your teeth and hanging up your coat.