Primary principals say child anxiety is growing problem
A recent survey conducted by the Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA), found 80 per cent of school leaders regarded anxiety as a growing problem.
This is a huge issue and we'd like to thank Australian Primary Principals Association for their work in highlighting it. We certainly need to be talking about this.
But a lot of the commentary ended up blaming parents, even though the biggest new factor in the equation appears to be social media.
It would more constructive to focus on how parents and schools can work together to help children cope with the world they are growing up in, and APC has been talking to APPA about this.
Here is an article that has a well-rounded look at the issue and factors behind childhood anxiety.