The 3 Essential Steps to Supporting Your Anxious Child
Use the chaos to calm Parents Road Map
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You have a child aged 8-12 years who has anxiety so bad it’s affecting their day to day life and become unbearable.
- Can’t fall asleep because of constant worrying
- Doesn’t want to go back to school
- Wakes up in middle of night worrying
- Headaches and stomach aches in the morning
- Fixated on negative thoughts
- Only sees worse-case scenarios
- Never feels good enough
- Scared of getting things wrong
- Worries about looking stupid in front of others
Don’t waste anymore time.
Let’s get to it
- You’ve been reading books and blogs on the internet
- Looking at Youtube tutorials
- Saturated with free content - too much to choose from
- Going round in circles wondering what to do next and when to do it.
- It’s so overwhelming - you end up doing nothing
- In the meantime you’re getting more worried and your child is getting more anxious
- You don’t know what to say, what to tell them
Are you doing the right thing?
What they want:
Start here with this 5 Day challenge
It will get you going
In the right track
Easy walk-through trainings with a child therapist so you can make progress everyday a Make sure you’re getting everything done and you have a support network around you You’re going to make progress so much faster when you can ask questions and I’m there to guide you
You want someone to get you where you need to be quickly and to filter out all the noise Get rid of distractions and overwhelm
Small chunks of information structured in the right way is how you’re going to make big shifts as a parent and find your voice
Start with this…
Then do this…
And get to where you want to be quickly
Save time
Prevent overwhelm
Make progress
This will help you go from feeling worried and not knowing what to do to feeling confident in your parenting faster and easier
This time next month your child will be…
Your life will be…
You’ll feel\You’ll see…
Eliminate stress
Save time
Convenience
Stability
Predictability
Community
I’m going to tell you EXACTLY what to do and HOW TO DO IT
So you don’t waste any time
When you’re uncertain it’s difficult to make decisions...perhaps you make bad decisions
Structure:
- This is the problem
- This is what you’re going to do
- This is how long it’s going to take
- Here is your prompt sheet
- This is how long you’re going to do it
- If it doesn’t work then you’re going to do this…
- You need to set aside this amount of time
- To keep you accountable you’re going to send me a photo of you doing this after you’ve done it
- We’re going to meet up everyday to discuss your results
- Be ready, be prepared, get it done
- Let’s move forward
I want to see your results, your successes
I want to see you succeed and for your child to be
happy and you all to be smiling and relaxed!
Can you invest 30 minutes per day for 5 days on your child’s mental health?
Join the Raising Mentally Fit Kids (FREE) Facebook Group
Tell me what you’re worrying about and what your biggest challenges are
so we can cut straight to the chase and get to it.
A direct line of communication to a child therapist who can answer your
concerns and questions straight away so you don’t waste any more time
You don’t want to spend hours watching tutorials, you don’t want to sift
through hundreds of worksheets. 2 mInute videos that are concise, get
straight to the point and move you forward
You want a professional who is an expert in this area walking you through
step by step and getting you the results you need in small manageable
chunks
Bottom line is...You’re going to make the biggest improvements by having
a supportive community around you to keep you going and staying on
track. Connection and accountability
Short podcasts you can listen to on car journeys or doing jobs around the
house and garden or on your daily walks that will pep you up and give
you the motivation and inspiration to make changes
Swipe cards you can print out to tell you exactly what to say when they’re
having a meltdown
You’re no longer going to hope that things pan out and get better, that
they’ll grow out of it...you’re going to know with certainty that they are.
You will walk away feeling uplifted and will have a plan
Kickstart your family’s well being habits!
This is worth your immediate attention
I’m here, You’re ready, Let’s go!
Even if everything else is a juggle and unpredictable right now - let’s get your mental health right
in 2021
Now it’s more important than ever to teach our children about mental health
With all that’s happened in the last year - let’s make sure our children’s mental health is a priority
and taken care of
30 Minute Daily Breakdown
- What is anxiety and why have I got it? The science you need to understand worry, anxiety, stress and panic
- How to measure anxiety and regulate your emotions so you can plan what to do when you feel panicked
- Investigate your anxiety, your fears & negative thought patterns to understand how the mind works and empower you to make changes
- Manage your anxiety with cool coping skills so you are prepared every time you feel those worries coming
- Flip those negative thoughts and create an action plan for success so you can start planning fun adventures in the future.
So, let’s summarise what we’ve covered in this 5 day challenge:
- Weve explored the science behind anxiety and The Stress Response - we found out exactly what happens and how to explain this to children so they understand why their body is reacting the way it does when they get worried, anxious or stressed.
- We know the dif_ference between: Worry, Anxiety, Stress & Panic Attacks
- We know how to measure the severity of children’s worry and anxiety levels using child-friendly subjective measurement scales.
- We discussed why children get anxious and how to investigate their triggers
- We investigated where children experience anxiety and stress in the body - therefore making it easier to break down the path of anxiety and navigate how to manage it.
- Finally, we explored different ways to manage anxiety using child-friendly language, solution-focused approaches and evidence-based applied positive psychology interventions - we know what interventions are too!
- Remember, we talked about how there are dif_ferent strokes for dif_ferent folks: for example, if your child is a logical, scientif_ic thinker who likes to understand the reason behind things - then stick to the mechanics of the body. Talk about the path of anxiety, the chemicals that are released and keep it factual and informative.If your child is kinesthetic and needs to experience sensations in the body, get them to do some jumping jacks to use up the stored adrenaline, followed by some calming breaths, using the belly breath technique or the star breathing
- If your child enjoys stillness and calm then introduce some mindfulness and meditation into their day - get them slowing down and distracting their thoughts with gratitudes
- And finally.... We reinforced that your child is in control of their thoughts and actions.
