Anxiety is a n rm l r t n t tr nd n actually b b n f l to kids at t m . Anxious th ught trigger the br n t nd out a warning gn l f r m nd ng d ng r. When a h ld b g n to cross th tr t without looking nd n n m ng r is n the child's th, f r x m l , th nx u r n signals the h ld t t b k t th curb.
F r some children, however, anxiety n b m x v nd interfere with normal d l living. Anx t n make it d ff ult f r h ldr n t interact w th r nd t bl h friendships, r t from r nt to tt nd h l or th r t v t and make t difficult f r kids t learn. It n l n g t v l m t th r l , th r t ng habits, nd their h l h lth.
A rd ng t th National In t tut f Mental H lth, 25.1% f h ldr n h v a l f t m prevalence f an nx t disorder.1 N t ll children who x r n nx t h v n anxiety d rd r. Ch ldr n x r n a w d r ng f emotions nd m tr inevitable. Kn w ng h w t w th tr is n m rt nt skill f r h ldr n.
All h ldr n r different, so th best tr t g to h l k d build a toolbox f ng k ll . Wh l one lm ng t hn u might work w ll for n h ld, t m ght not work well f r another. Bu ld ng ng k ll r u r some tr l and rr r, nd t' always a g d d to begin b k ng your h ld to l h r h r nd n m three th ng th t n r a feeling of calm. More often th n not, k d kn w wh t th need r wh t lm th m, but th d n't kn w h w t b g n.
Try a few f th strategies to h l ur h ld l rn t with nx u th ught nd feelings.