BBC – Judith Burns
“At nine, Tom was so worried about not being able to do his class work that he kept running out of the school gates. More than once he tried to escape out of a first-floor window, convinced his teacher was criticising him. He is not alone – research among 700 children aged 10 and 11 for the mental-health charity Place2Be suggests almost two-thirds worry “all the time”. Concerns about family and friends and fear of failing at school are the top causes of anxiety, says the charity.”(more)