March-Anxiety/Separation Anxiety

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March-Anxiety/Separation Anxiety
Anxiety- is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Separation Anxiety- anxiety provoked in a young child by separation or the threat of separation from their mother.

There are many signs, physically, emotionally, and behaviorally that your child might display indicating they are experiencing anxiety. For a detailed list of those symptoms visit the website below. https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/stress-anxiety/signs-your-young-child-might-be-struggling-with-anxiety
There many strategies available for adults incorporate with children experiencing anxiety. For example, creating clear expectations. This one seems to be the case when working with young children all around. Providing children experiencing anxiety with clear expectations allow them to take some of the worry out of the unknown.  Another strategy to use is to slow down. Children who are experiencing anxiety benefit from limited social events, especially ones that might heighten anxiety like loud parties or large groups of people.

There are also many strategies for children experiencing separation anxiety. Providing them clear expectations in this case will be beneficial as well. As well as, allowing them time to prepare for the separation or allowing them a comfort item from home. Most commonly used items might be a blanket or picture of a family member. Talk with your child’s teacher if you think this might be something that would work for your child. This will allow you and your child’s teacher an opportunity to create healthy boundaries with your child’s separation item.

One of the most important strategies for children experiencing anxiety is to allow them to worry. Everyone has some worry in their brain. For children it is important that they get to express that worry to you. Do not try to come up with a solution for that worry but instead talk through it with your child. Talk through that worry coming up with solutions together on how you might be able to ease some of the worry away. Last, give your kiddos experiencing anxiety a little extra snuggle time. They need it

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