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tips and ideas to help children with anxiety or worry

tips and ideas to help children with anxiety or worry

by Dr Sagnik Mukherjee

Posted on 26th December, 2023 at 5:39:28 AM


  • Talk to your child’s doctor
  • Empathize with your child. Validate your child’s emotions.
  • Teach your child about anxiety
  • Teach your child to identify the worry signs
  • Explain how being a little worried is good and useful
  • Let them understand that everybody has worries or anxieties
  • Explain the risks of avoidance behaviors
  • Help your child write down his worries on paper
  • Keep a Worry Journal / Thought Diary
  • Help your Child Challenge Worry Thoughts
  • Establish a “Worry Time”
  • Create a “Worry Box”
  • Teach Problem-Solving Abilities
  • Teach Your Child How to Be Assertive
  • Approach Problems & Fears One Step at a Time
  • Lazy 8 Breathing
  • Belly Breathing (diaphragmatic breathing or abdominal breathing)
  • Yoga Breathing Techniques
  • Progressive Muscle Relaxation
  • Stress balls
  • Mindfulness
  • Practice Yoga with your Kids
  • Massage
  • Write down worries and dispose of them
  • Change worried thoughts into happy thoughts
  • Exercise
  • Play a board game with a sibling
  • Read an interesting book
  • Listen to music
  • Listen to a relaxation audio
  • Sit your kid in your lap and give her soothing cuddle time
  • Warm bath /Shower
  • Use a weighted blanket
  • Use a weighted vest
  • Look at a Sensory Bottle or Calming Jar
  • Essential Oils
  • Sensory Swin
  • Prepare a “Calm Down Kit”
  • Have a calm-down plan ready
  • Create a relaxation ritual
  • Create a Calm Down Space/ Room Encourage Positive Self-Talk

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