... round or including friends in family outings such as to the local swimming pool or cinema Joining clubs in school time and after school can help children have interests in common with other children ... hard following 11 September and other much-talked-of terrorist attacks, especially if the child has been closely involved in some way 112 SCHOOL PHOBIA, PANIC ATTACKS AND ANXIETY IN CHILDREN • ... generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, PTSD and phobias) .5 Selectively mute children communicate by nodding or shaking their heads, pointing, pulling and pushing, whispering, giving monosyllabic...