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| | The Anxious Child |
 | | Studies have shown that such anxiety disorders increase a child's risk of developing psychiatric problems in adulthood, including depression, panic attacks, anxiety, eating disorders, and even agoraphobia -- anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be impossible or embarrassing. |
 | | "What is normal is for kids to exhibit some complaint when being separated from parents at younger ages," says Sarkis, also a clinical associate professor of child psychiatry at the University of Florida in Gainesville. |
 | | The first thing a parent should do, Sarkis says, is to "take a look at what's going on, because a lot of times parents don't listen to their kids. |
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