Your child is…
- Constantly worrying about future “what if” scenarios
- Avoiding socializing with other kids
- Transforming from worried into explosively angry
- Losing sleep due to nervousness or fear
- Asking for your reassurance over and over again
- Still worrying even with your reassurance
Effects on School Performance
Highly anxious children tend to struggle with various demands of school and to be inattentive, perfectionistic, forgetful, or unwilling to participate due to concerns about failure or embarrassment. They may avoid difficult tasks, seek easy tasks, and not volunteer or readily participate in classroom activities. Because withdrawal is a typical response to avoid feeling anxious, anxious children may be perceived by teachers as unmotivated, lazy, or uninterested in school. In fact, the majority of these children want to do well and be involved, but the motivation to avoid feeling anxious is high.
Intervention Ideas for Home & School
SCHOOL BASED INTERVENTIONS Some suggestions for the classroom include:
| HOME-BASED INTERVENTIONS Because anxious children also tend to demonstrate these patterns at home, parents can do much to help. Some suggestions include:
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