Childhood should be a time of joy, exploration, learning and laughter.
Children should be free of the care and worries and responsibilities of mature adults.
They should have to chance to grow and learn feeling safe and secure.
However, too often this is not the case.
Too many children suffer from severe anxiety.
I wrote this article to make some suggestions on how to help a child with anxiety.
Sometimes there is a fairly obvious cause for the anxiety, such as changing schools or a recent accident.
In these situations, reassurance and loving support may be enough to help the child recover balance.
You can explain that it's normal to have some feelings of anxiety when things change, but that doesn't mean you should necessarily avoid the change.
In my opinion, we expose children to disturbing ideas and images at too early an age too frequently.
News reports, movies, TV shows, and other media are often filled with concepts children can't handle without anxiety.
Children need a certain degree of maturity before they can process adult themes appropriately.
Exposing them to such material too early easily arouses uncertainly, fear and anxiety.
For that matter, and I think even adults would be better off if they were bit more selective about the images and ideas they absorbed.
You might want to consider creating a home that is a haven in the place that emphasizes love and beauty rather than violence and conflict.
Diet has more of an effect on a child's psychology than many people realize.
as That the saying goes, we are what we eat.
That applies to our mental and emotional makeup as well as our physical side.
Highly refined and processed foods, especially sugars, lead to agitation in addition to adversely affecting the physical health.
Some kids also get way too much caffeine (usually from soft drinks).
Sometimes cleaning up the diet and cutting out caffeine is all it takes to eliminate childhood anxiety.
Beyond these ideas, you can help your child conquer anxiety by learning more about the issue, discovering how kids process anxiety, and developing the skills you need to coach them in developing a healthy, balanced approach to life.
As always, a parent remains the most important person in a child's life.
While you may not always know exactly what to do, you always have the child's best interest at heart.
No one can love your child more than you do.
With the right information, you absolutely the best person to help your child.
Children should be free of the care and worries and responsibilities of mature adults.
They should have to chance to grow and learn feeling safe and secure.
However, too often this is not the case.
Too many children suffer from severe anxiety.
I wrote this article to make some suggestions on how to help a child with anxiety.
Sometimes there is a fairly obvious cause for the anxiety, such as changing schools or a recent accident.
In these situations, reassurance and loving support may be enough to help the child recover balance.
You can explain that it's normal to have some feelings of anxiety when things change, but that doesn't mean you should necessarily avoid the change.
In my opinion, we expose children to disturbing ideas and images at too early an age too frequently.
News reports, movies, TV shows, and other media are often filled with concepts children can't handle without anxiety.
Children need a certain degree of maturity before they can process adult themes appropriately.
Exposing them to such material too early easily arouses uncertainly, fear and anxiety.
For that matter, and I think even adults would be better off if they were bit more selective about the images and ideas they absorbed.
You might want to consider creating a home that is a haven in the place that emphasizes love and beauty rather than violence and conflict.
Diet has more of an effect on a child's psychology than many people realize.
as That the saying goes, we are what we eat.
That applies to our mental and emotional makeup as well as our physical side.
Highly refined and processed foods, especially sugars, lead to agitation in addition to adversely affecting the physical health.
Some kids also get way too much caffeine (usually from soft drinks).
Sometimes cleaning up the diet and cutting out caffeine is all it takes to eliminate childhood anxiety.
Beyond these ideas, you can help your child conquer anxiety by learning more about the issue, discovering how kids process anxiety, and developing the skills you need to coach them in developing a healthy, balanced approach to life.
As always, a parent remains the most important person in a child's life.
While you may not always know exactly what to do, you always have the child's best interest at heart.
No one can love your child more than you do.
With the right information, you absolutely the best person to help your child.