Child anxiety, gently
Your kid’s worry is real. And we can help you help them.
Calm, practical, clinician-reviewed guidance for parents navigating anxiety, OCD, phobias, and social worries in 5–12 year olds.
- Clinician-reviewed
- Updated Sep 2026
- Cited from AACAP · AAP · NICE
Where parents start
Where are you?
Bedtime panic. School refusal.
When to treat it at home — and when to call a clinician
The practical red flags that tell you this has crossed from a phase into something worth evaluating.
The worry won’t stop
A parent’s field guide to kid anxiety subtypes
GAD, separation, social, selective mutism, OCD — each has its own shape, and each responds to different things.
Should we try therapy?
CBT, exposure, and what actually works in kids
What the evidence says, what insurance usually covers, and what a first session looks like.
Emora Health treats anxious kids and their worried parents every day. This site is the set of scripts and tools we actually use in session — translated so you can start using them at home tonight.
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