The article examines in detail the views and opinions of scientists on the fact that anxiety states found in preschool children are a psychological phenomenon that is one of the most pressing problems of our time. It is also widely believed that among the problems that arise in human practice, a special place is occupied by shortcomings related to the mental state, that excessive parental custody of children today can cause anxiety in a child, as well as cases of age-related manifestations of shame in children of this age and manifestations of feelings of anxiety about individual emotional reactions associated with shyness. the concepts are covered.