How To Cope With Back To School Anxiety - 6 Tips

If you have any questions then please post your comments below and I will do my best to help. In this video I describe 6 techniques to help your child cope with back to school anxiety. 1. Feeling worried or anxious about going back to school is normal and nature’s way of preparing us for the challenge of doing something that we haven’t done for a while. This is the first technique, helping your child to understand that it is normal to feel worried and in fact everyone is going to feel the same on the first day back at school, all of their friends and their teachers too. 2. Waiting for something you don’t want to do, to happen, is the worst bit, so find ways to distract your child in the last few days and hours before they have to go back to school. I will describe some ideas in this video. 3. Prepare your child for how they might feel and explain why this is the case, again, I will describe some ways to do this in the video. This will make their feelings seem more manageable. 4. Motivate your child to go back to school by scattering treats through the day, this will give them a tangible benefit for doing something they’d rather not do. 5. Be available for your child in case they need you, ideas on how to do this are explained in the video. This will make them feel more secure. 6. Deal with your own negative feelings so that your child doesn’t pick up on them. In the meantime, for more useful information visit: https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellingservice.com/our-services/child-counselling/ ** SUBSCRIBE HERE ** https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVy6w2y7XIn3HzG4feDLWw?sub_confirmation=1 ** MORE ABOUT ME ** I am the Lead Clinical Psychologist at The British CBT & Counselling Service and find that I am often the first person with whom my patients share significant and intimate thoughts and memories. I feel at ease being a therapist, I feel I can empathise with people’s distress and discomfort but don’t feel overwhelmed by it, I can understand their problem and know how to help, it has always just felt like what I should be doing. If you are interested in reading more then you may find my blog articles useful: https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellingservice.com/author/dr-emma-gray/ ** ABOUT THE BRITISH CBT & COUNSELLING SERVICE ** The British CBT & Counselling Service are Doctors of Clinical and Counselling Psychology specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for adults and children. Featuring 12 Clinics in London, Great Missenden and Nottingham as well as offering counselling online via Skype, the BCBT provide a team of fully qualified therapists and psychologists that offer a range of psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). For more information visit: https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellingservice.com ** BOOKS I HAVE WRITTEN ** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Treatment Guide: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cognitive-Behavioral-Therapy-Eating-Disorders/dp/0521672481/ How to Get Pregnant Fast: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Pregnant-Fast-Emma-Gray/dp/024431263X/ ** USEFUL LINKS ** About Dr Gray ► https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellingservice.com/dr-emma-gray/ Blog Articles ► https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellingservice.com/author/dr-emma-gray/ The BCBT Service ► https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellingservice.com/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/BritishCBT Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/TheBritishCbtCounsellingService LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-british-cbt-&-counselling-service