It’s a tough time for everyone at the moment but anxious children are really feeling the pressure. Although it’s tempting to reassure kids and tell them they’ll be fine and that their extreme worries are unfounded, experts suggest we validate children when they experience big emotions. Name their fear, let them talk, and make sure they keep talking during this challenging time. But it’s also important to modify our on behaviour.
“It’s hard for us to be calm and reassuring for our children if we are not calm ourselves,” explains psychologist and author, Justin Coulson. “Our emotions are contagious, and our children will catch our crazy, our chaos, or our cranky. But they can catch our calm if we can find it to share.”
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New Idea (Digital) - 1 Issue, 27 April 2020