How To Help Your Child Settle At Nursery

In this video I am going to share 5 tips to help you to settle your child at nursery and manage separation anxiety. Starting nursery is a rite of passage for you and your child (possibly more for you than your child!) and like any transition it has the potential to be stressful. However, it doesn’t have to be. The tips that I will share with you in this video will help you to navigate this process with relatively little stress and anxiety. I will go into more detail in the video but here are the highlights. 1. Separation anxiety is normal Nature has designed children to response in this way, it is a survival technique, it is not a sign that something is wrong. 2. Your attitude is important Your confidence in No1 is going to make this process far less stressful. Build this by talking to other parents but don’t compare your experience negatively with other, there is no standard for settling a child at nursery. Also identify your issues about this change so that you are free and clear to deal with what is in front of you. 3. Don’t catastrophise We have a tendency to predict the worst when we are under pressure, try to make an accurate prediction of what is going to happen based on facts not feelings. 4. Be realistic Even when your child is settled in nursery there will still be days when they don’t want to go, this is normal 5. Get support from your nursery In the meantime, for more useful information visit: https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellings... ** SUBSCRIBE HERE **    / @theasmrpsychologist   ** 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.thebritishcbtcounsellings... ** 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.thebritishcbtcounsellings... ** BOOKS I HAVE WRITTEN ** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Comprehensive Treatment Guide: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cognitive-Be... How to Get Pregnant Fast: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Pregnant... ** USEFUL LINKS ** About Dr Gray ► https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellings... Blog Articles ► https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellings... The BCBT Service ► https://www.thebritishcbtcounsellings... Twitter ►   / britishcbt   Facebook ►   / thebritishcbtcounsellingservice   LinkedIn ►   / the-british-cbt-&-counselling-service