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.pdf

Excessive Reassurance Seeking

Help with what to say and do if your child is seeking reassurance excessively.

dealing_with_co_sleeping.pdf

Helping your child to sleep alone

Guidance about how to reassure your child to sleep alone.

Mighty Moe1 Anxiety.pdf

Mighty Moe

An anxiety workbook for children.

OvercomingPerfectionism.pdf

Overcoming perfectionism

How to reduce anxieties surrounding mistake making and expectations.

TalkingtoYourChildaboutanxiety.pdf

Talking to your children about anxiety

A guide on how to discuss anxiety.

ChestertheCatandanxiety.pdf

Chester the Cat

How anxiety can sometimes feel

HowDoIfeelAnxietyinMybody.pdf

How do I feel anxiety in my body

Exploring anxiety with your child.

Anxiety presentations

Different ways that anxiety presents itself.