Supporting an Anxious Child

The Supporting an Anxious Child program has been designed for caregivers of children, ages 5-11, to support their child in dealing with worry and anxiety while learning helpful strategies to tackle their own anxiety by: 

• Gaining an understanding of how anxiety affects their child, the anxiety cycle, and strategies to help their child manage and alleviate these feelings  
• Learning positive communication techniques for proactive problem-solving strategies, and better ways to communicate with their child 

• Incorporating preventative strategies like building self-esteem and proactive problem solving 

Who is the program best suited for?  

The program has been designed for caregivers of children, ages 5-11.  

How does it work?  

The Supporting an Anxious Child program gives caregivers a better understanding of how anxiety affects their child and teaches them about the connection between their child’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors while providing supporting tools.  

The program consists of 8 modules using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT incorporates psychoeducation, relaxation and gradual exposure, with the aim of enabling children to identify their anxiety, and to apply their skills to gradually face anxiety-provoking situations.  

The contents of each module are briefly described in the table below. 

Program Modules:

Supporting An Anxious Child	This module teaches caregivers about the different types of anxiety and how anxiety affects their child. Caregivers will also learn about the helpful side of anxiety and how to help their child tune into their body.
Parenting Positively	This module provides caregivers helpful strategies to communicate with their child, while recognizing their strengths as a parent.
Changing Anxiety	Caregivers will be further educated on how anxiety affects their child and how using CBT can help make positive changes to reduce anxiety.
Problem Solving	Caregivers will learn about boundaries when it comes to worrying and learn skills to proactively problem-solve with their child.
Changing Thoughts	This module encourages caregivers to help their child develop more helpful, balanced ways of thinking, and also encourages acceptance of things their child cannot control.
Facing Fears	Caregivers will be introduced to techniques like graded exposure, strategies to help motivate their child to face their fears, and tools to encourage relaxation.
Creating A Plan	This module supports caregivers in planning for ongoing anxiety management with tools to help them do so.
Going Forward	Caregivers will learn preventative strategies to help their children such as building self-esteem and resilience.

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