DSM-5 Description: 

According to the DSM-5, anxiety disorders are disorders that express fear and anxiety and other related behavioral disturbances. 

"Everyday language" of the issue: 

Anxiety can have several different definitions. According to apa.org, anxiety is an emotion that expresses feelings of worry, fear, and tension. Anxiety can even cause high blood pressure. 

Anxiety Information: 

Common anxiety disorders among children can range from social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and separation anxiety disorder. Some other anxiety disorders include agoraphobia, PTSD, panic disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Anxiety is a normal human reaction that involves behavioral, affective, and cognitive responses toward danger. It is considered to be pathological when it appears to be excessive. Anxiety can be normal for childhood since children experience fear, nervousness, shyness, and avoidance of activities that exist even with the help of parents and teachers. According to Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Need for early detection by Goyal and Bhatia, anxiety disorders are one on the most common disorders found among children. 

Hereditary and environmental factors can be known to play a role in anxiety disorders. Variables such as peer pressure, family dynamics, and history of illnesses or traumatic events can also be observed as perspectives in a child's anxiety behavior. 

The current practice recommends screenings, rating severity, and assessing functional impairment among children for anxiety disorders. They also believe to look into psychiatric conditions and general medical conditions that may copy anxiety symptoms. This evaluation includes testing responses to stressors and traumas. Specific tools that can be used to assess anxiety in children include the multidimensional Anxiety Scale for children, Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS), Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale, and Preschool Anxiety Scale. 

Management strategies include CBT or cognitive behavior therapy. CBT has been proven to help very young children with anxiety disorder. The non pharmacological approach is recommended for young children with anxiety disorders. 

Parents can play a huge role in their own child's anxiety. Parents and the environment can put a lot of pressure on a child which can result in anxiety. A parents anxiety can even be projected over to a child. This can be very harmful and increase childhood mental health problems according to the author. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5954816/ 

Description of how the issue impacts the academic, social/emotional, or career development of students in an elementary or middle school setting: 

It is a known fact that children who have anxiety can struggle with their academic results. Children with anxiety disorders can suffer from low IQ scores. Children can have lifelong consequences if they have anxiety which can affect their social/emotional development. Children can struggle not only academically, but they can struggle socially by pulling away from the community or social encounters. 

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Persistent-Fear-and-Anxiety-Can-Affect-Young-Childrens-Learning-and-Development.pdf 

Suggestions for parents, students, and teachers on dealing with the issue: 

https://childmind.org/article/what-to-do-and-not-do-when-children-are-anxious/ 

There are many tips for parents and teachers who are trying to help a child with anxiety. Some of these tips include: Don't try to eliminate anxiety, don't reinforce a child's fears, don't ask leading questions, express positive expectations, and respect their feelings. Parents will want to be empathetic and try to help the child understand what they are anxious about while being encouraging that they face their fears.