How parents can educate children with anxiety disorders

As a teacher, parents often ask me, what should I do if my children are prone to anxiety? Some children are prone to anxiety when they encounter pressure in daily life, and some children have obvious tension and anxiety before exams. Moderate anxiety is not a bad thing, but excessive tension and anxiety can cause a series of physical and psychological discomforts in children, and also have a negative impact on learning efficiency and interest in learning. So what can parents do to effectively help their children overcome anxiety, or help their children get out of a state of tension and anxiety? First of all, parents need to adjust their own status. Emotions are transmitted. If parents are in a state of anxiety, they must first deal with their emotions and face and communicate with their children in a calm state. Secondly, listen patiently to your children. When communicating with children, parents should not rush to express their intentions, but first listen to their children\’s thoughts. You can ask your child this way: \”I see you seem to be in trouble, can you tell me what\’s going on?\” If the child is willing to speak, parents should not interrupt or correct them in a hurry, but can express themselves by nodding. While listening carefully, you can also make some responses, such as \”I can feel the discomfort in your heart\” and other words that accept the child\’s emotions. After the child has spoken his mind and the distance between parent and child has become closer, parents can help the child do some simple relaxation training. Parents can try the following steps to slowly help their children relax and overcome anxiety. Step 1: Relax your body. You can ask the child to sit in a comfortable position with his hands naturally placed on his knees, and then guide the child to relax starting from the facial muscles and step by step to relax the shoulders, waist, and legs. As the body relaxes, the whole person slowly enters a state of peace. What should parents do if they worry too much about their anxious children? These 6 family education documentaries can alleviate the problem. Step 2: Slow down your breathing. The process of slowing down the breathing is also the process of slowing down the mood. If the breathing is not so rapid, the child will reach a calm and relaxed state emotionally. Step 3: Take a deep breath. Let the child stretch out his hands, then interlock the fingers of both hands, place his hands gently on his abdomen, take a deep breath, and let the child feel the rhythm of deep breathing in the abdomen through his hands. Step 4: Let the child think of something that makes him feel relaxed and happy. For example, think about the delicious taste of chocolate when it slowly melts in your mouth, or think about how happy you feel when you succeed in shooting a basketball. After the brain feels pleasure, the heart will also be relaxed accordingly. Parents can also use the above self-relaxation methods to help themselves regulate their emotions. When children learn certain self-regulation methods and feel nervous and anxious in the future, they can help themselves return to a stable and good state at any time.