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Child Worrying About Trash
Hello. My 5 year old has started having anxiety since school started. It started as worrying about animals that he felt bad for in books and movies. He had me draw their picture with a heart by it. Then he started worrying about plants. He wouldn't let me throw away a paper plate because it had flowers on it. It started 3 months ago and is now worse. He has started getting major anxiety about trash before school in the parking lot. He is holding back tears and asking if the trash will "get a good home?". He is acting like it has feelings...
