Pre-schoolers (3-5years): Reactions to stress - Fearfulness is also a sign of anxiety or tension in pre-schoolers, particularly when it is in response to events the child used to feel comfortable with. Troubled pre-schoolers may also show sadness, withdrawal or lack of energy. Many of these feelings and responses in pre-schoolers can be related just to growing up. They do not, in themselves, indicate trouble. However, if they are unusually intense, last a long time or interfere significantly with a childs life, they may be signs of distress.
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