Teaching anxious teens social skills, such as starting conversations, reading cues, and handling rejection, helps them build confidence and navigate social situations.

Reading other people's body language is tricky business ... Some of the most common manifestations of our anxiety? Touching your face and rubbing the skin on your hands. Both can be soothing ...

Body language is a silent orchestra ... And while rubbing the hands conveys stress, steepling the fingers means that a person feels confident. What is conveyed with a light touch?

How do parents communicate anxiety to their child via body language and words? Psychologist Cosima Nimphy studied this question for her Ph.D. research. Experiments show that children of anxious ...

Social anxiety is an overwhelming fear that affects ... Some examples are a friendly smile from others, open and welcoming body language from others, a simple “hello” or even basic eye contact ...