A member asked:

Is anxiety hereditary? my 5yr old has begun making faces when he's nervous/anxious. he isn't aware he's doing it. are there natural remedies?

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Anxiety tends to : Run in families. There may be a hereditary component to anxiety as well as learned patterns. Children learn how to cope with difficult situations by watching how their parents cope. The more you and other family members learn ways to cope with anxiety, your son will also learn better ways of coping. You can teach him some techniques to relax and talk to him about situations that make him nervous.

Answered 10/14/2013

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