Children's anxiety

My son (now 21-years-of-age) was diagnosed with social anxiety when he was in elementary school. I would start conversations with him to find out about his day, and listen to what he was telling me. I also took him to his pediatrician and to a counselor. Then, by the time he was in high school, I removed him from public school and enrolled him in an online school. He still gets anxious now and again, but the anxiety has eased up over the years. My son was probably five years older than your daughter when we all finally realized what was happening and got him help. Perhaps if you start now, your daughter will gain control over her anxiety sooner.

I had social anxiety basically from when I was a toddler and once I started school at age 5 it was very difficult. I had very vivid and scary nightmares which I didn't understand at the time but which now I can look back at and realise that they were a manifestation of my feelings of fear and isolation. I think it might help to determine the cause of anxiety with your daughter - is it general social anxiety, fear of darkness at night which in turn is leading to sleeplessness and anxiety during the day, does she have friends, is she struggling to fit in, is she overprotected at home and is feeling unprepared for social situations or is it something else entirely?

How is your daughter doing these days?

That's not unusual at that age. I hope your daughter is doing much better by now.