Anxiety
Just like adults, children will feel worried and anxious at times. Anxiety becomes a problem when it starts to get in the way of everyday life. To find out more about anxiety in children, please go to the NHS website https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/anxiety-in-children/
If you would like to support your children in working their way through their anxiety, please have a look at the resources below.
Reassurance_Seeking.pdfExcessive Reassurance Seeking
Help with what to say and do if your child is seeking reassurance excessively.
dealing_with_co_sleeping.pdfHelping your child to sleep alone
Guidance about how to reassure your child to sleep alone.
Mighty Moe1 Anxiety.pdfMighty Moe
An anxiety workbook for children.
OvercomingPerfectionism.pdfOvercoming perfectionism
How to reduce anxieties surrounding mistake making and expectations.
TalkingtoYourChildaboutanxiety.pdfTalking to your children about anxiety
A guide on how to discuss anxiety.
ChestertheCatandanxiety.pdfChester the Cat
How anxiety can sometimes feel
HowDoIfeelAnxietyinMybody.pdfHow do I feel anxiety in my body
Exploring anxiety with your child.
Anxiety presentations
Different ways that anxiety presents itself.