Reacción a "An article suggests that very early childhood factors may contribute to increased anxiety in adolescents"

The authors suggest that there is currently an increase in anxiety disorders among adolescents, which may be due to poor development of executive and regulatory functions in childhood. This development is thought to be influenced by early environmental conditions such as maternal stress, quality of care, and more complex technological and social environments. The authors call for a comprehensive view of the life cycle, which involves a more cohesive reflection on parental and caregiver support, as well as on early childhood by policymakers in the health, education, and social welfare sectors.

We know that the early years of life are crucial for people's emotional development and that when secure attachment bonds cannot be established and there are failures in childcare, difficulties in relationships and psychological suffering are more likely to arise in later years. The best prevention of mental health problems (not just anxiety disorders) is to establish social policies that guarantee children's well-being by protecting them from violence, abuse and neglect. This means living in social environments characterised by equality, with the necessary socio-economic and community resources, decent housing, access to inclusive schooling and mothers and fathers with enough time to care for and accompany their children.