“The National Survey of Children’s Health for ages 6 to 17 similarly found a 20% increase in diagnoses of anxiety between 2007 and 2012.”
Children are facing increasing pressure to get good grades and a world of social media that doesn’t allow someone to simply leave the problems of the day at school and have a fresh start tomorrow. It follows them everywhere.
Yoga and mindfulness training are increasingly popular tools with younger and younger people to help them cope with the stress around them.
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