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When does anxiety typically develop in a child?

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When does anxiety typically develop in a child?

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Anxiety can develop in kids as young as three, says HealthMaker Roy Boorady, MD, child psychiatrist. In this video he says that certain anxieties can occur during specific development periods.

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