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Childhood Depression

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Childhood depression makes it hard to keep focused, which could make it hard for your child to listen to a teacher or stay on task with homework. If your typically stellar student is suddenly getting lower grades than usual, you might want to examine what else is going on. “a lot complain about loss of attention and concentration, not feeling blue,”

Teens are known for sleeping late, but an uncharacteristic change in sleep habits can be a signal of depression. Some children will want to spend their entire afternoons napping, and people with depression will often wake up early and won’t be able to get back to sleep. Their sleep isn’t restorative, meaning no matter how much they snooze, they still feel exhausted the next day. That Fatigue can get in the way of children’s academic and social lives