IS YOUR CHILD DEALING WITH ANXIETY ISSUES?
What is anxiety? Anxiety is a normal feeling of worry or fear in response to a stressful situation like exams or presentations. It is our brain’s way of protecting us from difficult or potentially dangerous situations.
Symptoms of Childhood Anxiety
Symptoms include: feeling nervous, on edge, or panicky all the time having trouble sleeping feeling sick all the time feeling overwhelmed or full of dread feeling out of control low appetite finding it difficult to concentrate feeling tired and grumpy eating really fast having a dry mouth trembling, or having wobbly legs feeling faint or dizzy
How to Help a Child With Anxiety
Anxiety can be treated! Anxiety is very treatable and there are things that parents can do to help their children get treatment and cope with feelings of anxiety. Don’t Avoid the Triggers Build Their Confidence Breathe Together
1. Don’t Avoid the Triggers
In avoiding the things that cause anxiety we can accidently reinforce that this is actually something to be fearful of, progressively making the anxiety worse.
2. Build Their Confidence
Be positive about areas of their life in which they feel really confident and how they have overcome obstacles in the past. Getting them to focus on their past achievements and successes helps to build confidence in new situations.
3. Breathe Together
When your child is experiencing an anxious moment try a breathing techniques like 5-2-7 techniques (breathe in for 5, hold for 2 and out for 7). This approach activates the parasympathetic nervous system, reducing the feelings of stress and anxiety.
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