Pedemy · For parents
Childhood anxiety — notes
Note the pattern below and bring your questions and current medicines to the visit. This record does not diagnose or choose treatment.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
Emergency help now
Call local emergency services for severe breathing difficulty, blue/gray lips, collapse, a seizure with failure to recover, or a child who is very difficult to wake. Do not delay to complete this tool.
Contact a healthcare professional
Arrange assessment when worries persist, worsen or disrupt functioning. Sudden severe behavior changes or inability to eat/drink need prompt help. If the child may hurt themselves or someone else, stay with them and seek emergency assistance immediately. A baby younger than 3 months with a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) or higher needs urgent medical assessment, even if they look well. Do not delay assessment to try medicine or complete a diary.
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Care reminders
- Anxiety may appear as worry, irritability, stomach aches, trouble sleeping or avoiding activities. Physical symptoms deserve attention rather than being dismissed. The key question is whether fear interferes with school, relationships or ordinary daily life.
- Listen without minimizing the fear. Build predictable sleep and activity routines, practice calm breathing and agree small manageable steps toward feared activities. Coordinate with school and the clinician. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help; this diary is not a diagnostic questionnaire.
- Arrange assessment when worries persist, worsen or disrupt functioning. Sudden severe behavior changes or inability to eat/drink need prompt help. If the child may hurt themselves or someone else, stay with them and seek emergency assistance immediately.