My mother's heart was breaking for my eldest daughter as she sobbed, tears streaming down her face. I could see how unhappy she was and my deepest concern was that this could do her damage in the long term. In the recent weeks and months she had become withdrawn, wouldn't make eye contact with people and quiet (which was really saying a lot).
 

My daughter was struggling with anxiety. Most of that anxiety came from school. It was at the point where she would cry the night before school because she was so stressed about it. Then spend the whole...