| The firstborn or only child in a family is likelier to develop anxiety and depression by the time they reach age 8 than children born second or later, Axios' Adriel Bettelheim writes from a new review of almost 182,500 cases. - Why it matters: The findings add grist to the still-unresolved debate over whether birth order affects childhood mental health. A conclusive link between the two could help us prevent, catch and treat behavioral disorders.
🔎 What they found: Epic Research studied 182,477 children born between 2009 and 2016 who had a well-child visit at 8 years old — when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggests beginning anxiety screening. - Firstborn kids were 48% more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety, and 35% more likely to be diagnosed with depression, compared with children who were born second or later.
- Only children were 42% more likely to have anxiety, and 38% more likely to have depression, compared with children who had older siblings.
Zoom out: Anxiety disorders affect nearly 1 in 12 children and 1 in 4 adolescents. - The pandemic and social media, among other factors, have been blamed for so many U.S. kids being sad and stressed.
- Research now suggests birth order or the lack of siblings might also have something to do with kids' mental wellbeing.
💡 What to do: Catch up on our tips — gleaned from psychologists and pediatricians — on how parents, relatives, friends and mentors might help kids and teens who are struggling. The bottom line: "You don't need to have the perfect words," Ken Ginsburg, a pediatrician and founder of the Center for Parent & Teen Communication, told Axios. "You just need to show up." | 
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