5 Tips for helping your anxious child
Posted: April 20, 2020
Helping a child with anxiety can be a difficult road to navigate. As parents, we often want to alleviate their anxiety so much that we accidentally exacerbate it. Here are 5 tips for helping your child manage and escape their anxiety, rather than avoiding it.
- Model healthy anxiety management.
- Validate and respect their feelings.
- Don’t avoid anxiety triggers.
- Help them manage their anxiety, not eliminate it.
- Be positive and realistic.