Supporting an Anxious Child
Why You Must Stop Enabling Children with Anxiety and Begin Empowering Children Instead This is the number one must-read topic for any parent of an anxious child. If I could go back 8 years and read this article, I truly believe things would have turned out differently. I had no idea that I was enabling my anxious daughter many… Read More
9 Ways to Improve Separation Anxiety in Children Separation anxiety in children is often a normal stage of development in early childhood. The frequency and intensity of separation anxiety will vary greatly for each child, ranging from quiet whimpers that fade as soon as the parent is out of sight to excessive clinginess that disrupts daily life. Separation anxiety… Read More
What Are the Signs of Anxiety in Children? If you are like me, I used to have one image of an anxious child. I pictured a young child voicing his or her concern over a scary situation. The child would be using words like “I’m scared” or “this is scary”. Ahhh…if only signs of anxiety in children were this obvious…. Read More
Problem Solving Activities for Kids to Lessen Anxiety All children face challenges, problems, and discomfort at some point each day. It may be a challenging reading passage, difficulty opening the packaging of their snack, forgetting their locker combination, or feeling angry at a friend. Parents cannot be expected to solve every problem for their child. You must teach your child… Read More
IEP and 504 Plans for Anxiety in Children at School IEP and 504 Plans for Anxiety You realize your child’s anxiety is impacting his or her school experience but you don’t know what to do about it? Who do you talk with? What can be put in the place to help your child? How can you feel heard and… Read More
My Child Won’t Go To School – Treatment for School Refusal Most kids, when given the choice, would prefer to stay home rather than attend school, however, when school is in session, they go with little resistance. Some kids, no matter their age, academic level, prior school history, or parental situation, refuse to go to school…kicking and screaming, running away,… Read More
