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We dont necessarily need toaccommodatetheir anxiety, though; its more important to focus onsupportingthem.
In our bodies, Robbins explains, excitement and fear feel the same.
Our brains get to determine which one it is.
Her voice changed immediately.
Guatemalan worry dolls, it is said, gift sleeping children with the wisdom they need to overcome worries.
Like so:
Walker writes that the nickname should be lighthearted, and not frightening or negative.
A child whos afraid of germs might name the fear Germ Worm, she explains.
I YouTube the shit out of any activity were doing, she says.
Ill Instagram her new dance teacher.
Ill YouTube Disneylands Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.
I show, show, show in advance.
It works every time.
Is your child anxious about going to daycare or preschool or kindergarten or wherever for the first time?
Of course they are!
That shit is scary!
So before you leave the house,do a little drop-off dress rehearsal.
Anxiety in big kids
For big kids, lets start with the basics.
It may seem obvious, but its worth reiterating: Weve got toprotect their downtime.
We know that kids are over-scheduled and over-worked.
Next up: homework.
Who doesnt love a nice, thick pile of homework?
Parents of kids who get anxious just thinking about it, thats who.
Children can benefit from the method, too.
to Actually, I can.
Heres proof that Ive done it before.
Change of any kind can be scary and anxiety-inducing.
They also dont have the life experience to know that setbacks or failures are temporary and can overcome.
Release them from school and family obligations?
Intervene with teachers and coaches when it all gets to be too much?
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