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Understand Anxiety: 10 Things You Need to Know

A child who snaps at you or stops trying may be anxious, and small, well-planned steps can help them cope again.

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Anxiety is a master of disguise. It can come out as irritability, rudeness or work that suddenly slips, and if you only deal with the behaviour you miss what's driving it.

These 10 things give you a working understanding of anxiety and plenty to try tomorrow. You'll see why a missed day of school can make the next one harder, and how to help a child face what scares them. Check their sleep before you reach for breathing exercises. Plan what to do in a crisis while the child is calm. And aim to move from a 7 to a 6.5 on a scale of 10, not from a 7 to a 1.

Sometimes it will go wrong, and that's a chance to work out together what to do next time. Meanwhile, be the swan: calm on the surface, however hard you're paddling underneath.

Modules

13 modules
  1. 1Introduction1 min
  2. 2Anxiety can masquerade as anger, rudeness or irritability2 min
  3. 3A small amount of anxiety is healthy2 min
  4. 4The things that help anxious students help everyone2 min
  5. 5SLEEP is the most important thing3 min
  6. 6Our actions can either reinforce or break the cycle4 min
  7. 7Plan for crisis in times of calm2 min
  8. 8Our pupils need us to be the swan2 min
  9. 9Teach them to fish…3 min
  10. 10Aim for small steps2 min
  11. 11When it all goes wrong, it’s a learning moment3 min
  12. 12Wrap up & summary notes1 min
  13. 13Resources: cards against anxiety & anxiety hack videos

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