Comments on: Kids and Anxiety: How to Help a Worried Child https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-anxiety/ Education, Parenting, Crafts and Family Travel Wed, 03 Jun 2020 05:26:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jen https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-anxiety/#comment-99983 Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:24:04 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=9570#comment-99983 GREAT ideas for helping kids cope with anxiety! I also find that structure works wonders for my kids.

]]> By: Theres Just One Mommy https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-anxiety/#comment-99674 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:46:50 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=9570#comment-99674 We deal with anxiety here every day. I agree, spending time in nature really helps! And the biggie: having a schedule (structure) so they know what to expect. Wonderful tips!

With my son I try to tell him exactly who we may see when we are meeting friends, remind him there may be other kids at the park, and go over what he can do while we are out if he isn’t comfortable in the situation. And, deep breaths.

]]> By: PragmaticMom https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-anxiety/#comment-99684 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:35:34 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=9570#comment-99684 When my kids have anxiety (usually manifesting from soccer), we go over worst case scenario and then a “pull out avoidance plan” if they try it and can’t deal with it. One of my kids will never opt to avoid; she can just get anxious about joining a new team and trying to play at a higher level. My son gets anxiety about a certain drill (beep test) that he’s sure will happen at practice. It usually doesn’t, but then there was a stretch when they did the beep test every practice for two weeks. (It’s a sprint test where you spring back and forth when the machine beeps with less and less rest. My son gets cramps from it sometimes.) But once he did the beep test over and over again (so as to build up stamina not to get cramps), he’s no longer nervous about it. Facing fears is a good way to tackle some forms of anxiety I have found. The actual thing is always less worrisome than the worry.

]]> By: Brooke @ Our Global Home https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-anxiety/#comment-99556 Sun, 22 Mar 2015 04:14:27 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=9570#comment-99556 This is a great post! We have been working through some anxiety with one of our children that was very crippling for quite a while. We have been letting her use an iPod that has guided meditations on them so she can lay there and have someone talk her through letting her thoughts go. It’s been great for her and bedtime is no where near as hard on her as it has been. And I completely agree with you about getting outside in nature! So important!! Thanks again!

]]> By: Ticia https://www.mamasmiles.com/parenting-helping-kids-cope-with-anxiety/#comment-99327 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:57:21 +0000 https://www.mamasmiles.com/?p=9570#comment-99327 I agree I think there’s something that has changed with us since we spend so much time inside and in front of technology. Really good list.

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