Design for Life: How can I help my teenage son cope with anxiety?
This week, Dr Harry Barry helps a dad whose son is experiencing performance anxiety on the football pitch
Dear Expert,
I’m getting in touch about my son. He’s a very talented teenage footballer, but he struggles with pre-match nerves. Sometimes he has gone off in the middle of a match with injuries, which he’s confessed to me privately haven’t been as bad as he’s made them look. Although his coach hasn’t been told, I would say that he suspects it. As a dad, I feel very helpless about what to do. I don’t ...