How to Help Anxious Children Cope

1. "I am here, you are safe"

2. "Tell me about it"

3. "What do you want to tell your worry" (This is good for children worried about a medical procedure).

4. "Can you draw it?"

5. "What calming strategy should we use?"

6. "What do you need from me?"

7. Add calming strategy list

8. Add video of kid drawing and explaining why it calms him down

9. What helps an anxious child and what does not: