WORRY- Source: Wonderful-Ways-to-Help-Kids-Who-Worry
Adults and kids alike have episodes of anxiety. We worry about the people we love, about our safety and about our future. Sometimes in an effort to push back our own nervousness on these points, we dismiss our children's worries with blanket statements like "Don't worry about that" or
"It will be fine." If this answer doesn't work for you personally when you are worried, chances are it's not working for your kids either. Have the courage to take your kids seriously and to teach them the skills they need to address worry productively their whole lives through. Here are six activities that have helped my kids (and me!) deal with worry:
- Make a Worry Box
- Make a Worry List
- Make a Worry Ritual
- Make a Change
- Make Time
- Make Friends with a Worry Specialist
Click here to read more on each of the above helpful idea's...
http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/2029/6-Wonderful-Ways-to-Help-Kids-Who-Worry/
STRESS
Stress can affect anyone who feels overwhelmed — even kids. In preschoolers, separation from parents can cause anxiety. As kids get older, academic and social pressures (especially the quest to fit in) create stress.
Many kids are too busy to have time to play creatively or relax after school. Kids who complain about the number of activities they're involved in or refuse to go to them may be signaling that they're overscheduled....
For more about Childhood Stress, read on here....
http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/kids_stress.html
WORRY
If you have a child who struggles with anxiety, it is very important that they are helped to control their feelings.
Book Review: When My Worries Get Too Big (Available at Amazon.com)
For more information, you might like to visit www.asperger.net
Writes the author:'When My Worries Get Too Big' is written by Kari Dunn Buron.
When My Worries Get Too Big! is based on cognitive behavioural management, which is an approach to behaviour management that focuses on teaching children to recognise their own feels of anxiety and then teaches strategies to help them control those feelings.
This beautifully colourful and creative workbook is one that I look forward to using here in the school. If you would like to have a look at this resource, please let me know.