It is important that you explain to your child that the anxious thoughts and feelings are being created by a worry monster or bully. I know Bossy Pants is loud and scary but you are brave and know that I will see you as soon as school is finished. The more often that your child can re-frame his or her thinking by standing up to the worry monster, talking back to it, and defying what it says, the more success a child will have in moving lessening the anxiety. All Social Work teams dealing with worried children find these items extremely helpful and there is a great demand for them. Externalize the anxiety – Remind the child that anxiety is causing these feelings, therefore, the child can respond to the anxiety by letting it know that the child is in charge and will make decisions without listening to anxiety.

Colleen's blog Good Bye Anxiety, Hello Joy shares with readers the journey her family takes to enjoy the small moments each day, keeping the beast of anxiety from taking away the joy of life.How helpful are these practices for parents to work with children to cope with their fears and worries! There are lots of complex nerves and muscles in the wrists and hands, and when activated these help to relieve stress in the brain.

Product Information: • Worry Monster• Large size• Colour: Assorted• Soft toy• Measures: 25 x 20 x 9cm Please note - Colours and designs may vary, only one supplied. This free printable worry monster tracking sheet for kidsis a great way for your kids to keep track of their worries. Colleen Wildenhaus is the mother of a 18-year-old girl who suffered from severe anxiety and OCD for most of her life. Perfect, I see that you are trying to tell [child’s name] that he has to be perfect, but we all know that nobody is perfect and that is ok. The topic of externalizing a worry monster is detailed in the new book, Helping Children Manage Anxiety at School.Assistant headteacher Tracey Bowers said: “Helping children deal with lower level worries can really help children enjoy school more and improve their academic performance. So, when a worrying or troubling thought comes into a child's mind, they can scribble down their thoughts, or draw a pictureand feed it to their worrymonster. In my worry counseling group, I help students make a worry monster to examine what their worry is telling them and how they can deal with it!