The Future of Stomachaches
The opening paragraph of this NYT articles sums up the story: “Children with chronic stomach pains are at high risk for anxiety disorders in adolescence and young adulthood, a new study has found, suggesting that parents may wish to have their children evaluated at some point for anxiety.” Or suggesting that we might want to help kids develop the tools to deal with their stomachaches earlier. (Yours sincerely, a kid whose stomach occasionally hurt…)