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Understanding & Managing Your Child’s Anxiety
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Anxiety activity
What is anxiety to you?
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What can make children anxious?
Children tend to feel anxious about different things at different ages. Many of these worries are a normal part of growing up
Throughout a child's life there will be other times when they feel anxiety. Lots of children feel anxious when going to a new school, for example, or before tests and exams. Some children feel shy in social situations and may need support with this.
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Do some of these sound familiar?
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Fight, Flight and Freeze
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Early Warning Signs
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Gingerbread Person Activity
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The Safety Continuum
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SAFE FUN TO FEEL SCARED
RISK ON PURPOSE
UNSAFE
EWS CHOICE, CONTROL, TIME LIMIT
VIDEO
• https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=video+on+childrens+anxiety+nhs+website&&view=detail&mid=0BF589B5294A34937AF80BF589B5294A34937AF8&&FORM=VRDGAR
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COMFORT BREAK
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The Magic Hour
Anxiety curve
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How to help your anxious child
• Having good set routines
• Reading and sharing books, films to help understand feelings
• Talking about the changes that are happening
• Distraction can be helpful and useful • Practice simple relaxation techniques
• Try not to become anxious yourself or to overprotect them
• Recognise the signs in themselves
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Mindfulness Activity
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Going Forward Importance of positive praise
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Further support for your and your child
Chat health for parents
07520615382 Healthforteens.co.uk
Healthforkids.co.uk
Early help
Kooth
GP – possible referral to early
intervention
Parents and carers can get help and advice around children's mental health from Young Minds' free parent helpline on
0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am-4pm). https://youngminds.org.uk
Chat Health for teens
07520615387
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ChrisArt.com
References 1. Buron K. 2015. The anxiety curve model. http://www.5pointscale.com/smart_ideas_curvediagram_large.htm (accessed 31/10/2019) 2. CAMHS Protective Behaviours resources; CAMHS Groupwork resources; Leicestershire Partnership Trust 3. Emotional Health Pathway; Leicestershire Partnership Trust 4. Stallard P. 2008. Anxiety CBT with children, adolescents and families. London: RoutledgeStallard P. 2018. Think Good, Feel Good; a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 5. Workbook for Children and Young People. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Anxiety in Children. www.NHS.uk 7.Iceberg of anxiety - https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=2DB7579ABD2941C69E0BC9265EE6F043DCADCD52&thid=OIP.XYN9QpDi5uNPr_JqrcvH4QHaEK&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lifeskills4kids.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F03%2FIceberg-of-anxiety-1.jpg&exph=720&expw=1280&q=iceberg+of+anxiety&selectedindex=0&ajaxhist=0&vt=0&eim=1,2,6 8. he vicious cycle of avoidance - https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailv2&id=E17FC888857BC58E38B400DA2ED5B74A452188DD&iss=fav&form=SVIM01&idpview=singleimage&expw=320&exph=208&thid=OIP.vR-rmdUkPtxLiV_T6xwHtQAAAA&selectedindex=0&vt=0&eim=1,2,6 9. 5 point anxiety scale - https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&id=C7AFF5D6A4EB37B23E88739196F342CBACE05C2F&thid=OIP.BYjnbVhQWpjDZK-0TBOtxwHaEx&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F05%2F88%2Fe7%2F0588e76d58505a98c364afb44c13adc7.jpg&exph=464&expw=720&q=5+point+anxiety+scale&selectedindex=10&ajaxhist=0&vt=0&eim=1,2,6 10- Anxiety curve - https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-guide/cbt-for-anxiety 11. Mindfulness picture https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjjx5LziKvmAhXFRxUIHVwaCqkQMwh7KAEwAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fpayout%2F2017%2F09%2F29%2Fmindfulness-is-more-than-a-buzzword-a-look-at-the-neuroscience-behind-the-movement%2F&psig=AOvVaw3zPqJo3Xt2S3AUVZqArN6l&ust=1576066909026661&ictx=3&uact=3
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