by Melissa Droegemueller | May 30, 2020 | Helping Your Anxious Child
Member question: For those with younger children-how do you help them become comfortable with people wearing face mask? I took my 2 yr old to her well check today and she was shaking in fear from people around her wearing face-masks. She is okay with me wearing one,...
by Melissa Droegemueller | May 3, 2020 | Helping Your Anxious Child
Member question: Worry is setting in at night for my daughter with anxiety….I struggle with what to say to help her conquer her “worry bug” as we call it. I know she has to get through the feelings herself but I don’t know how to help her with...
by Melissa Droegemueller | May 1, 2020 | Helping Your Anxious Child
Member question: Do you have any ideas/tools to help a child learn to manage their nervous energy? Rachel’s response: Ultimately this is just like teaching them any other Yuck Release Strategy. First they have to recognize that they ARE nervous. I’d...
by Melissa Droegemueller | May 1, 2020 | Helping Your Anxious Child
Member question: I’m not sure what to say to my 7-year-old about nightmares. She has sleep apnea which gives her frequent bad dreams which makes her scared to go to sleep. She struggles with the senselessness and helplessness of it and I guess I do too. ...
by rachelb | Jan 11, 2020 | Helping Your Anxious Child
Scenario: Peter has a doctor’s appointment coming up, and he’s nervous about it. His mom has already tried to reassure him that he would be fine, but that didn’t help. WHAT TO NOTICE IN THIS SCRIPT: Peter’s mom is able to change her strategy...
by rachelb | Jan 10, 2020 | Helping Your Anxious Child
SCENARIO: Xander just started a new school and is telling his mom about it. She asks him if he’s made any friends yet and he tells her that he hasn’t. When she asks him who he sits with at lunch, he tells her that he doesn’t want to talk to anybody. WHAT...
