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Stress and Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety

 

 

 

Feelings of anxiety can be normal but it can become a major disorder when it starts to interfere with normal daily routines such as school and relationships with others. There are many great resources about anxiety and what the symptoms may look like in your child. Some of the symptoms that children may exhibit but are not limited to are:

 

  • Agitation
  • Restlessness
  • Inattention, poor focus
  • Somatic symptoms like headaches or stomachaches
  • Avoidance
  • Tantrums
  • Crying
  • Refusing to go to school
  • Meltdowns before school about clothing, hair, shoes, socks
  • Meltdowns after school about homework
  • Difficulties with transitions within school, and between school and an activity/sport
  • Difficulty settling down for bed
  • Having high expectations for school work, homework and sports performance
 
As School Counselors, we can help your student manage their anxiety, so please feel free to contact us for support. The following are more resources about anxiety, the symptoms, and what you as parents can do to help support your child: 
Anxiety.orgAnxietyAnxiety
Child Mind Institute Kids Health

Stress

Here are some positive ways to relieve stress:

 Ride a bike  

 Read a bookSchoolCenter Picture

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Draw a picture

 Run/walkSchoolCenter Picture

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Jump rope/or on the trampoline

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Take a nap SchoolCenter Picture

Listen to music/singSchoolCenter Picture

Play games SchoolCenter Picture

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Take several slow deep breaths 

 

Get a hug SchoolCenter Picture

 Punch a pillowSchoolCenter Picture

 WriteSchoolCenter Picture

Be silly SchoolCenter Picture