(NEXSTAR) – We’ve all got busy lives, but that busyness can turn into a serious syndrome for young children, health experts warn. “Hurried child syndrome,” as it’s called, happens when a busy schedule ...

Dr. Anne Welsh, PhD, PMH-C, RPLC, ACC, a clinical psychologist and executive coach, says that while middle child syndrome isn’t an actual diagnosis, it’s a term that’s used to describe the idea that ...

'Hurried child syndrome,' coined by psychologist David Elkind in 1981, refers to parental tendencies to burden children with overcrowded schedules and too-high expectations. Research has found ...

Middle child syndrome is a prime example of how to create pathology using only a name. The procedure is simple. Find a few behaviors or characteristics that cause a middle child problems.

Middle child syndrome, according to Hopman, is “the constant yearning and search for attention.” It can be tempting to look to parents for setting the syndrome in motion, but they aren’t ...

“Hurried child syndrome,” as it’s called, happens when a busy schedule – with school, extracurriculars, and family obligations – turns into a source of stress and anxiety for children.