9 Things To Say To Your Anxious Child

• I’m here with you. You are safe.

• Tell me about it.

• Match your breaths to mine.

• Let’s draw it.

• Do you want to do some dancing or running to get rid of the worried energy?

• Let’s think of some endings for what could happen (anxious ones, goofy ones, AND realistic ones).

• What does it feel like in your body? Where is the worry? How big it it?

• What’s something we could do to help you feel better?

• What would you like to say to your worry? What might your worry say back? Then what?