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Anxiety in Children Presentation - August 2016

Anxiety in Children

Anxiety is a normal response.   It is our alarm system.  It keeps us safe.  

For some children the volume is turned up too high and it gets in the way of normal functioning.   It is incredible common in society.   It is also not always rational.  Typically children who are anxious are quite variable in their responses from day to day and from situation to situation.

It is not always easy to find the cause, can be a temperament thing.   Tend to be sensitive, caring and often have good imaginations, impacted by visual and auditory information.   Less is more when talking to children about the why and the specifics.   The message needs to be you can still do everything if you are anxious, it just needs to be managed.

We need to support our children to face the fear and try to avoid avoiding the situation.   There must be anxiety along the way for the brain to learn there is actually nothing to be afraid of!

Using an anxiety 1-10 thermometer to useful - you want to get children to get to feeling 7.

Children signal to us through their behaviour.    What do they need?   Are they seeking attention because that is what they need?  

Make time to do things which are special together.   Special things do not need to cost money, take delight in the small things together.

Breathing
Relaxation
Exercise
Ask (for help)
Distraction/Distress tolerance
Self talk







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