SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING THE ANXIOUS CHILD

PARENTS OF THURNHAM CE INFANT SCHOOL ONLY

Anxiety is a thin stream of fears trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.’ Arthur Somers Roche The daily pressures on our children are increasing from targets and testing in the classroom to the rise of pressure advertising and social media. For many of our children the world, or certain aspects of it, is overwhelming, complex and scary. From separation and social anxiety to performance and health anxiety, an increasing number of children now benefit from direct support to manage their worries.