Being a parent has become an increasingly harder job, especially as anxiety levels keep rising , even among the youngest kids .

As child and family therapists, over the years, we've worked with thousands of parents and children struggling with anxiety and stress. We get emails and calls from parents looking for guidance nearly every day.

When a child experiences worry that won't go away, parents feel overwhelmed and lost. They desperately want to make it better but don't know how. The first step is to understand what those worries are.

Here are the top six things kids worry about the most that many parents don't even realize:

1. Social dynamics

As kids grow up and begin figuring out who they are, they start to care about what their friends think. They want to fit in and feel liked

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