Hi there.
I’m writing to ask if anyone has experienced there child develop anxiety since starting school, I understand to an extent it’s normal with the big change, but I’m talking alittle more than this. My son has been suffering it the past 6 months, we r seeking help and seeing a Therpist, they have said he may need to be medicated and to me this is my late resort. So I’m writing to see if anyone has done something to help with this.?
His anxiety is at home and school now and nothing has overly changed at home in this time.
So please tel me what avenues you have gone down and what’s worked.? I’m trying everything I’ve already been told about by my dr but wanting someone who has experienced their child go through this!
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Child psychologist are amazing. I think being open to him about his feelings and and get him to open up to you. My son and I used to lay in bed every night and have worry time. so I would lay there with him and he would tell me his worries. he would only do this if it was just the 2 of us. Then I could explain things to him. I got him to do this because. I told him worrying and anxiety can make you sick if you don’t talk about it to me. So he started telling me more and more as the weeks went on. The things that were worrying his 6 year old little head are things I would never think of. worry time helped us together so much. he has slowly got better as he has gotten old but I make sure I am very open and make him open up to me. Also do not give him any technology. It will make his anxiety worse. They hide behind it. It’s the last thing any kid with anxiety needs. My son is older now and still doesn’t have technology and it’s the best thing for him.
I forgot to add to my post, my sons got worse when he started school the psychologist got it out of him that the teacher yells all the time and he gets scared. he freezes, he didn’t know her, he was knew to school. So of course it’s scary for a little kid.he felt he had no one to go to at school. . He also hated the spot light put on him so anything that draws attention to him, right down to a lunch orders and his name is called out. Show and share maybe an issue. It was for my son. I asked the teacher for him not to do it. Also class concerts etc. anything you can think of. My son used to have to go to the office every morning for half an hour or so and play just to ease him into the class room.
My daughter suffers from GAD and SAD. I would recommend finding the right psychologist. We found ours which was the second she visited. She is a clinical psychologist specialising in children. There was a massive difference in the two professionals. Unfortunately I wasted months on the first as my daughter suffered worse than when she started. Since visiting the second she has improved so much by learning strategies to prevent an anxiety attack and understand what anxiety is. I wouldn't home school as others suggested as they need to do activities out of the house.