If your child is feeling anxious about going back to school, some of those ideas may help make things easier for you all. School anxiety is a ‘thing’. “Separation anxiety and school anxiety have absolutely nothing to do with behaviour, defiance or poor parenting. Nothing at all.” Karen Young Going back to school for the…
It’s normal for our children to feel worried or anxious from time to time. Sometimes if those worries get too big, we look to ways we can support our children. Books written specifically for children on worry are a really helpful way to start the conversation. Based on my many years working with children; in…
If your child struggles with separation or new situations. Perhaps going to school, nursery, a friends house, then this is perhaps something you could try. My daughter gets quite anxious in various situations; one of them being on rainy days at school. As much as she is always supported and reassured she still struggled to…