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Childhood Anxiety
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Sharon EllamDip App Sci (Nursing), CM, NN,
Grad Dip Counselling, CMCAPA, Reg. Prov. PACFA
Counsellor for anxious children and their f
amilies
Qualified trainerWorkshops on Childhood Anxiety forparents, grandparents, childcare professionals, teachers andhealth workers
Female Depression, Post-natal emotional problems, Life Issues
Piano teacher
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Anxiety
Normal part of life at all ages
Fight or flight response to meeting a new
challengetry to think about how you feel
when anxious
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Dizzy
Irritable
Feeling faint
Sweating/Clammy
Shaking/trembling
Blurred visionFlushed face
Headache
Scared rabbit eyes
Dry mouth/tight throat/ hard to swallow
Wobbly legs
Feeling of unreality
Chest pain/tight chest/flutters
Tense/tight muscles/ready to run
Fast breathing/breathlessness
Nausea/feeling sick/diarrhoea
Crying/screaming/yelling
Nightmares
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Childhood Anxiety
Most common mental health problem in
childrenmost ignored and misunderstood
Normal part of development
When is it abnormal?
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Why?
The real answer is..we dont know.
Geneticsanxious tendencies
Parent Reaction - the way parents react oranticipate fears
Modelling - may copy an anxious parents ways ofcoping with the world
Stressors - a child who is already sensitive mayreact to stress by developing an anxiety
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Whythe big answer
In most anxious children, one specific causecannot be identified.
Its really important that parents dont feelblamed.
The most likely answer is that its because of a lotof things that work together to cause a child to bemore vulnerable.
If we blame the parents, we are automaticallylosing our greatest weapon against ChildhoodAnxiety.
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Varieties
Immense range and combinations
Important to treat the individual child
Phobias
Separation Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Generalised Anxiety
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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What to do?
Unhelpfulignore it and it will goaway/theyll grow out of it
Helpfulget the child checked outphysicalproblem, explainable, nip it in the bud
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Questions to ask
Do other parents share a similar story of theirchildren at the same age or situation?
Do you, as a parent/carer, feel like there issomething not right?
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ANXIETY MANIPULATES!
The sufferer
Other people
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Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy
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Round-up
Treat the child as an individual rather than a specificdiagnosis
Give lots of love, cuddles, positive feedback and rewards
Encourage and practise problem-solving, changing negativeself-talk, relaxation breathing and self-calming
Be careful about how you are accommodating the anxiety
Give children something that they can rely onroutines,consistent approach between caregivers all the time, normalfamily life including those activities which are feared
Time-outhappy, quality time with the child that validatesthem as a person and gives them special attention
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3 Ways to Book a Workshop
Phone: Sharonat Ellamentary Counselling & Pianoon 0419 161516
Email: [email protected]
Post: Ellamentary Counselling & Piano
PO Box 84
Toronto NSW 2283
AnxiousWorriedExcessively Shy Kids
Childhood Anxiety for Parents & Carers - Information & help for a broad range of anxieties including SeparationAnxiety and Social Anxiety in a 2 hour interactive workshop. Introduction to anxiety concepts, language, techniques.
Preparing Anxious Kids for Big School -More specific information & help for parents & carers who are preparingan anxious child for big school. The child may have problems separating from mum or dad, be excessively shy or quiet, not
be able to speak, or have numerous worries that impact on their ability to be with others.
Big School Re-Group for Stressed ParentsSmall group 90 minute session for parents who have sent theiranxious child to big school, and are now coping with shell shock. Session focusses on sharing problems and solutions to
develop a new plan for parents to help their child transition.
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