A new survey of kids has been released by a children’s health organization. It’s called What’s Worrying America’s Kids.
The aim was to better understand what adolescent kids, ages 9-13, worry about and how often.
The survey found that more than two thirds of the kids worry about school, and just over 40 percent worry about their friendships. Not surprising probably.
But here are some of the other things these 9–13-year-old kids say. More than a third say they worry about the health of people they love. Other worries named by some of these kids include issues like money (21%), violence in the world (20%), and the environment (19%).
Almost all of the kjds in the survey say they take steps to make themselves stop worrying and feel better and more relaxed.
They say that one of the things they do that works the best is talking to someone, with 75 percent of the 9–11-year-olds saying they usually go to their parents for information or advice. But only half of the 12–13-year-olds say they do.
At the same time, a majority of all these kids in the survey said they don’t think that adults understand what they worry about.
The takeaway? Maybe more parents need to worry about talking to their kids more.
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