Children's Anxiety: 3 Ways to Help Your Anxious Child

Research by the Telethon Kids Institute has found 1 in 14 Australian kids has an anxiety disorder.

In this video, Dr Jessica Tearne explores the signs your child might have an anxiety disorder and what you can do to help them manage it.

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Telethon Kids Institute is a WA-based children’s research Institute with a worldwide impact on some of the most serious diseases and conditions of childhood. Non-profit and independent, kids are at the heart of everything we do.

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If you found this video while trying to help your child: thank you for being a loving parent. I know you’re trying your hardest. You’re doing a good job! ❤

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[brennasmyth]

I have extremely bad anxiety I’m 13 almost 14 and I’ve had anxiety since I was 4 I had my first anxiety attack when I had to go on a plane to Disney. So anytime I have to get on a plane I have an attack. I’ve recently developed a fear of the dark and a few days ago it was around midnight and I had my tv night light and led lights on and a storm was passing thorough and it knocked the power out. I started to cry and I was trying to calm down while my parents were laughing at me. One the first day of school I stayed home because when I have an attacking get light headed and my stomach hurts. On the first day of school I was so scared I was physically getting sick. My parents put me in therapy. I know most people don’t want to do it even I was scared about therapy but it has helped me so much I really feel like more people should do it. ❤️

[Genny]

Thank you! I’m trying to help my little sister work through some big feelings and her anxiety is where I am struggling the most. I watched and was shocked that I’m already doing some of these. I’m gonna take these tips and apply them consciously, and hope for the best. Thank you, again!

[magnetizzed]

I just wanna feel normal again like i was before my brain cant stop overthinking, im scared and i keep crying all day worrying about myself..and im only 10 years old, pls help i just want my normal self again😭😭😭😭😭

[badv]

26 years old now and i ve been anxious since i was a kid

[edance]

I'm only 11, yesterday at 1 AM, I was about to sleep, and somehow, I think about the past and the future too much, I shivered and cried. It bothers me. Knowing that I have lost a lot of friends. Until now, i still am crying.

[riddhimishmusic]

Wish my mom would see this

Edit: lol she didn’t see the video but she did understand and asked me not to take pressure coz stressing now won’t help and Pressure related to studied should be ignored as I’m small and bad grades in this Class won’t matter for my life :)

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The one thing that really made me feel better, energized, and determined to reach my goals was Forwago. Thank you so much !!!

[gachaning]

At night I sometimes get very anxious,

usually I try to talk and laugh with my mom
or think of what I am going to do the next day

This takes my mind off of my anxiety
and relaxes me A LOT

[linatriastut]

Last week I ran my first 5k without stopping and all the time I could hear the voice in my head saying that I can do it. Forwago, thank you so much for everything!!

[AlishaPeisha]

My daughter is 3 years old. She seems to have severe anxiety. I have to hold her hand wherever we are including the house. I can't let go of her hand even when I'm walking my newborn. I have to move slowly so she can keep up with me. I have to describe everything I'm doing. She asks me what I'm doing probably 100 times a day. She has trouble sleeping. She won't play with other children. It's very very hard! I wonder if she might be old enough to get therapy?

[KhushbuThakkar]

this is so helpful...loved the video and the way this message was conveyed:)

[MalaikaYsabella]

My little sister sadly has anxiety and she's only 11. She's always worried and keeps saying that her hands are closing suddenly.

[Kakyoin]

I am a kid and I am always feeling stressed about things in my life I am only 11 Years old and my life is just bad my mother is away from me so I don't get the love that any other child gets my brother doesn't have time for me my dad is always drunk it's like I am lonely and I don't know how to get over it I cry about these things every night and don't know what to do I feel like I need someone in my life who I can be with and who cares about me

[everydays]

I AM THE CHILD!! umm so I started dealing with this when I was about 7 or almost 8, it was on Christmas Day can I went to a Christmas party and there were SO many people there. Someone was talking to me and I got super nervous I still don’t know why but I started feeling sick. I went to the bathroom and I didn’t feel good. I caused us to leave early I went home to a nap and I felt a lot better normal to be exact. Then my aunt said ok you up to go to the other Christmas party and then I got nervous all over again when we got there i went straight to my grandmas room and a bunch of people kept coming in to see if I was ok and I was until they came in. I soon came out of the room because I felt better and then went back in the room because of the people. Someone said drink this water and I said I don’t want to I might throw up if I do and he said we’ll you might feel better if you do so drink it. 2 MONTHS LATER I got food poisoning and I was at the after school program I didn’t feel got but I didn’t tell anyone because I thought I was going to get in trouble. But I did throw up, and I did for a LONG time over and over again. So if you know what I’m getting at it’s I know how you feel I have a garbage can because I feel sick talking about it. Umm I’m 10 now and yes. A person threw up in my class this year and I’m still scared of them. If you have any opportunities I think you should read the book Guts. By Raina Telaiminder I spent that wrong sorry it is a kids comic book but it really feels like it was based of me. I really want her to right another book of what she thinks what would happen if she was a kid with Emetophobia with COVID. If you want to share your story or any tips pls in the comments. Thanks you feel listening I hope your phobia gets better I’m sending prayers 🙏🏽

[clivia]

I just want my mom to understand that telling me to calm down is not helping the citation I’m going through

[Melly]

I wish they had understood these things when I was a kid

[jesusmarquez]

Am crying cus I’ve been waiting 3 weeks for something and my parents never try and I know there gonna say no am 11 years old they don’t understand I’ve been waiting for a bit

[samucob]

im 11 and in 6th grade at the moment. i have had 3 meltdowns on the same day (the day i posted this) one was in homeroom where we have math too. i was doing pretty well until i turned to the back side. i then had a meltdown (note: no one noticed bc i was doing this quietly).

second meltdown was in Theology (religion class) when i mentioned i dont want to be picked to read a book we were reading out loud. i have problems with speaking in public (with a big enough group of pople such as our class) so i had a silent meltdown. but my class mates in the area we were in noticed and told the teacher about it she called the counselor so i could calm down. and i did.

third time was in skills class (dont know what they teach in there) we were doing a sheet on vocab. each one would have a short sentence and it would have a word (or 2 or 3) in bold letters. and there would be options to what we thought or knew what it meant (there were 4 options for each one). i started having another silent meltdown about this because i couldnt understand what most of the words were. i got a few of them. but thats pretty much all i have to say